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Residents urge Decatur County to address blight, rodent infestations and playground vandalism at Clarksburg park
Summary
Residents raised concerns about a park in Clarksburg that they say has become a repository for trash, graffiti and rodent infestations; county officials said public-health and parks staff are coordinating a response and that a blight ordinance final reading is scheduled for Nov. 5 that will enable county-initiated cleanup procedures.
Residents from Clarksburg told commissioners on Oct. 6 they are concerned the county park has deteriorated, citing trash, graffiti, vandalism of playground equipment and a rodent problem that has affected nearby homes.
George (last name not specified) and Brandy Miller described a stretch of park land they say has become overgrown and full of trash and reported rats in adjacent homes, including two rodents removed from a residence in early September. “The north end of that park now is nothing but trash... we got a person living at the very north…
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