News 19 Exclusive: Huntsville man concerned about mud runoff from construction site near neighborhood
Adcock said that sometime in the 1980s, his family made an agreement with the City of Huntsville to take care of the median in front of the house. He recalled the days when his grandmother had a full garden in their patch of land, but now it is just a strip that he enjoys caring for.
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However, recently, Adcock said that caring for the median has not been easy because of the mud runoff from the construction site next door.
'They haven't taken care of their mud runoff when it rains,' Adcock said. 'The median that I take care of, that I have to cut, it's full of mud, six to eight inches. Nobody can get a riding or push mower through that.'
Adcock claims he contacted the City of Huntsville about the issue, and that some work to address the situation has been done, but he does not feel it has been enough.
'These guys have done a little something, but I don't think it's going to hold up, I really don't,' Adcock said. 'They just kind of put a bandage over the problem.
'Their solution was they are gonna dig a hole,' Adcock said. 'Well, it just fills up with water and mud and that causes a health problem with mosquitoes.'
The frustration over the situation continues to boil for Adcock and his neighbors to the point where he said he feels like no one cares.
'I feel like the city has turned their back on me,' Adcock said. 'I'm doing the city a favor, I'm saying the city money because I'm the one that cuts this grass and helps to beautify the city's land. I don't have to do it, I want to do it because this is in front of my house, I want it to look good, I don't want it a concrete jungle like the rest of the ditches or medians in Huntsville.'
District 1 City Council member Michelle Watkins told News 19 that she has not received any complaints about the area, but that she would be looking into it.
Adcock said that in the end, he just wants the city or the construction company to fix the problem so he can go back to caring for the patch.
'I would like for these guys to control the runoff like what happened on Monte Santo,' Adcock said.
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