DAYTON — People are upset about the clean-up of a large fire pile where a meat market once stood in Dayton.
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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, an emergency demolition has been ordered after a fire destroyed the meat market.
But almost nine months later, debris piles remain all over the property.
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The building’s owner agreed to do the cleanup after being issued a warrant related to a public nuisance.
News Center 7’s Mason Fletcher said cleanup was scheduled to start about a month ago. Despite the dumpsters in place, neighbors are not concerned about the lack of progress.
“You know, just running over here in the neighborhoods, you know, so it just smells. It just looks awful,” said Belinda Richardson. “You know, someone will be there for a day or two, then you don’t see no one for like a week.”
Images from Sky7 show the file pile and the dumpsters at the former meat market site.
A resident told News Center 7 that they are dealing with rodents because of the pile.
The city did not put a timeline on the cleanup efforts once the owner received permits to do the work. At the time, they estimated three to four weeks, but it’s already been five weeks since then.
News Center 7 is working to see if there are options to force a faster pace.
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