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Homeowner: Muddy damage caused by trash trucks over years
Homeowner upset after years of mud left behind due to damage caused by trash trucks
DPW responds to 11 News, saying it will investigate potential property protection methods with DOT
Residents want their trash picked up, but not at the demise of their property.
A northeast Baltimore homeowner told 11 News she has endured years of trash trucks running into her property, leaving damage behind, and she said she couldn't get the city to respond. Then, 11 News got a response.
Christina Satchell showed 11 News the mud left behind as a result of the damage that she said is a hazard.
"The trash trucks are riding on my property, tearing my property up," Satchell told 11 News. "Normally, it's mud all along this way, all the way down."
Satchell told 11 News she has called to report the damage many times.
"I fell (while) taking the trash out, slipping on mud from here down my steps. I can't get to the trash cans without stepping in mud, and I hurt myself pretty bad," Satchell told 11 News.
Satchell wants the city to put up some kind of barrier to prevent trash trucks and other vehicles from riding up on the property. She also wants the city to fix the damage.
"They dump trash and the trash gets stuck, and I have to come out here and clean it up, and I'm stepping in mud," Satchell told 11 News. "I put concrete here. They ride into the concrete. I put bricks (out). They ride into the bricks. I've done it with my own money. It's time for the city to do something because it's a mess."
Satchell told 11 News the city has taken her statement and has even tried to fine her "because it looks a mess."
Baltimore City Department of Public Works officials responded to 11 News late Thursday afternoon, saying, in part: "DPW is working to investigate and resolve issues impacting the property ... The department will work to identify all appropriate solutions, including coordinating with the city's Department of Transportation to investigate potential property protection methods. In addition, DPW will collaborate with the solid waste crews servicing this location."
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