A Miami-Dade neighborhood has been dealing with a lot of issues since a property owner began illegally storing massive trucks in a residential area. According to locals, the trucks have presented more than just an eyesore for the community, and they’ve created a real disruption as well.
Between the noise and traffic issues, the people who live around the Redland neighborhood lot say that the trucks are making their small corner of town feel noisier than the city, and they’ve had just about all they can take.
Apparently, Miami-Dade officials are now getting involved, according to CBS News, and the property owner is now in hot water with county officials since they were never legally allowed to store the trucks there in the first place. Now, they’re looking at close to $30,000 in fines, which could keep adding up if they continue to ignore requirements to move the trucks.
But that’s not exactly bad news to one resident who spoke to reporters, saying he hopes the fines keep piling up until it gets too expensive for the property owner to ignore. Here’s what we know.
48 Semi-Trucks Were Illegally Stored on a Property in Redland
The county never approved the storage of dozens of semi-trucks on the lot located at 19600 SW 136th Street, according to CBS News. After inspecting the property and discovering the trucks, the county sent out a letter requiring the trucks to be relocated within 30 days.
But when the July 8 deadline came and went without any relocation of the vehicles, the county was left with no choice but to start issuing fines. CBS News says that the total has now reached more than $29,000, and it will continue to climb if the property owner doesn’t comply. For now, the property owner is said to be appealing the fines.
Residents Are Unhappy With the Noise of the Trucks
A resident who only wanted to go by the name Diego told a reporter that the property owner was just playing games with the county. “It’s like a cat-and-mouse game. The cat’s after them,” he said. And it’s more than a lack of compliance that has Diego and others frustrated, since the resident says that the lot is causing a lot of commotion in the otherwise quiet neighborhood.
“When they’re waiting to get in, they stop traffic. They break down in the middle of the road, which blocks our entrance to the house,” Diego continued. “There’s actually less peace and quiet here than in the city.”
People Online Were Less Sympathetic to the Issue
While neighbors may be rattled by the constant noise and traffic, people in the comments of the Facebook post about the issue didn’t see what the big deal was.
“How is it illegal if on private property,” one person asked.
“Mr. Karen don’t like goods and services being delivered,” another person wrote, likely in reference to assumptions about what the semi-trucks do when they aren’t parked on the property.