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Resident urges more funding for neighborhood cleanup and help for homeowners who cannot maintain yards
Summary
At the budget public hearing, Leticia Wade asked the council to allocate more money for cleaning up Brockton, addressing vacant and abandoned properties and assisting elderly homeowners with yard maintenance.
Leticia Wade, a Brockton resident, told the City Council she moved to Brockton from Boston, raised her children in the city, and wants more city funding for cleaning up neighborhoods. "There's a lot of homes that are vacant or abandoned or have elderly people are not tending to the yards," Wade said. She described seeing household fixtures and debris in public spaces and asked the council to set aside money both for city cleanup and to help residents who cannot maintain yards.
Wade said she values Brockton's parks and homes but worries the visible deterioration undermines neighborhood quality. She suggested dedicated funding to remove blight and to provide assistance to property owners who cannot physically maintain yards.
The comment was made during the FY2026 budget public hearing; no formal council action or staff assignment was recorded in the hearing transcript.
