ROANOKE, Va. – A resident in the Blue Hills area of Roanoke say illegal dumping at a nearby construction site off Orange Avenue has been ongoing for months, leaving piles of debris just steps from homes and private wells.
James Fitzgerald reports that trucks have repeatedly dropped off trash ranging from old furniture and electronics to construction materials and household chemicals. Fitzgerald, who lives near the site, said the volume and variety of waste suggest it was intentionally hauled in.
His chief concern is what may already be buried beneath the debris. “My main concern is what all is coming here that is buried under a lot of this stuff already that we don’t know about,” Fitzgerald said…