Abandoned home off Hilton Parkway draws dumping complaints from neighbors

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — What looks like a hidden patch of woods along Hilton Parkway has become a growing headache for neighbors after an abandoned home turns into a dumping ground.

“You don’t even know there’s a building back here,” Kenny Ebron said. Ebron, a community activist, said he discovered the abandoned home weeks ago and describes it as a neighborhood nuisance.

The property is now littered with debris, including fallen trees and trash piled high. “We’ve got this tree, this tree had fallen and its leaning on the wires,” Ebron said. The driveway is clogged, and the debris extends through the backyard and onto a nearby street. “Desk chairs, cardboard boxes, tires, everything,” said Ebron.

Neighbors say the dumping has brought serious health concerns, including rats. “Yeah, I seen them. A lot of rats…big rats too,” said Carl Davis, who lives nearby. Davis says he watches at least one truck every week dumping debris at the site and driving away.

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“It’s not good. It’s not healthy. The government has to do something about it,” said Davis.

Ebron said the city previously cleaned up the area, but the dumping returned. “City came back here and cleaned it up in June and this is what we’ve got back here again,” said Ebron.

Ebron said he has made it his mission to record illegal dump sites and post them online. “When I’m recording I’m pretty much laughing to keep myself from crying. It’s pitiful,” said Ebron.

Asked why documenting the dumping matters to him, Ebron said, “Because it gets the job done. It gets the job done.”

Ebron said he believes continued attention will lead to more cleanups. “If it keep exposing them they keep on cleaning it up and thats what its all about. About cleaning our city block by block,” said Ebron.