Li’l Abner residents say debris left behind by demolition company makes living conditions dangerous, urge commissioners to take action

Residents of the Li l Abner mobile home district in Sweetwater made their voices heard at a contemporary commissioner s meeting urging local leaders to clean up the mess left behind by the demolition company Those residents who have refused to leave the area despite eviction orders appeared in front of local representatives Monday night to say the debris left behind by the company has made living conditions unsafe and unsanitary People are getting sick because the people who s dumping whoever is urgent all the trailers they re leaving everything behind revealed resident Roberto Guido The demolition of the region is underway after residents received notices to leave last November The deadline to evacuate the premises was May But several weeks later countless residents remain inside their homes as they wait to see if their class action lawsuit can allow them to stay in their homes They don t care about our safety They want to have it as a construction zone to bring in more money to their city noted resident Samantha Morales Residents revealed they ve been living among piles of garbage for weeks and with hurricane season already underway the debris is an even greater safety concern for the group And now when the hurricane comes that thing is going to hit everything explained Guido I feel they re just trying to brush it off their shoulders saying that it s an evacuation zone mentioned Morales Now they expressed to leaders that they want commissioners to order a clean-up of the locality When they destroy the trailers they re supposed to pick everything They didn t do it stated Guido They re getting away with everything According to the owner of the neighborhood about residents accepted a payout to move out while remain living there Those residents remain hopeful that their lawsuit against several organizations will play out in their favor As of Tuesday afternoon commissioners had not voted on the matter raised by residents