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Resident reports rodents and erosion from adjacent vacant plant; council directs building department follow-up

5905431 · September 16, 2025
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Summary

A Gadsden resident said an overgrown vacant industrial property behind her home is causing rodents, erosion and trespassing. The council and building department said the property will be reviewed under the city's nuisance and abatement process.

Dolores Sullivan, who identified her address as 722 Brookside Drive, told the Gadsden City Council that a vacant plant adjacent to the rear of her property is overgrown and a source of rodents, snakes and trash. Sullivan said she has made repeated complaints over two years and that erosion from a stream behind the site is undermining her yard and allowing animals to enter.

"We're having rodents, and I…

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