JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — A Jacksonville family explained how they've been left with a massive pile of debris in front of their home— and it's not even theirs.
"It's awful to come out and look at this every day," Christine Hodge said. "We have garbage pickup every Wednesday, and you would think this would either disappear or go down, and none of that has happened."
She said the pile appeared four weeks ago, and it's full of broken wood, kids toys, and metal siding.
Hodge also explained that a note from the city was left on her door, which said they had until October 27 to clean it up or pay $100 for the city to do it.
"It says do not add to this pile, and mind you this was taped to my front door," Hodge said. "There is nothing on my property or in front of my house in the street that needs to be picked up from my home."
We went to the city for answers.
"This is the debris pile that they tagged, as you can see, it's pretty long, it takes up a pretty good area along the road," Adam Whitlow, Director of Engineering and Public Works for Jacksonville, said.
Whitlow said rules are rules— if the pile is over two cubic yards, the city can request money to take care of the issue. However, he admits, there's always a chance they made a mistake.
"We want to try to determine whose debris pile it is, and I think think that's just a matter of going out there, knocking on the doors," he said. "Finding out whose, I mean, it's obviously someone doing a remodel."
Whether or not the pile is actually from the Hodge's or not, Whitlow said there's a general message to get out there.
"We're complete with our FEMA recovery monies, so everything's back to business as normal," he said.
For the Hodge's, they want the city to figure out whose pile it is.
"They're supposed to come every Wednesday and pick it up, and other than them doing what they're supposed to do," she said.
Whitlow said it's not a requirement to pay the city to take care of that debris— anyone can take care of it, as long as it's gone.