Upton residents say lack of sweeping is drawing rodents in

Upton residents say lack of sweeping is drawing rodents in

AS WE'VE REPORTED BALTIMORECITY SUSPENDED STREET SWEEPINGSERVICE IN AN EFFORT TO MAKEMORE WORKERS AVAILABLE TOFOCUS ON THE CITY'S TRASHPROBLEM.

BUT AS WMAR 2 NEWS'DAVE DETLING REPORTS --- THELACK OF STREET SWEEPING ISLEAVING A TRAIL OF FOOD FOAREA RATS.WeNeighborhood of Baltimore citytalking trash with neighbors.The issue right now, the lackof street sweeping which theysay has created an all you caeat buffet for the rats.

I doit every morning.

WMAR 2 NEWSFOUND DISABLED 54 YEAR OLDRODNEY HALL USING HIS WALKINGCRUTCHES TO CLEA UP STREET ANDSIDEWALK TRASH OUTSIDE HISFIRST FLOOR UPTON NEIGHBORHOOAPARTMENT .

Because peoplewalk past and just throwstuff, in the gutter, in frontof your door we donthe area and I have to comeout here and Clean it upbecause I refuse to have it infront of my door.

Sweeping THESAME GOES FOR HIS NEIGHBOR FORTIFFANY HENDERSON.

THEY LIVEIN THE 1300 BLOCK OF MYRTLEAVENUE.

Itit there or you you get it upyourself.

AND MOST PEOPLE SAYTHEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TOCLEAN UP WHAT OTHER PEOPLELEAVE BEHIND.

BUT WHAT THEYREALLY WANT IS FOR DPW TORESTORE STREET SWEEPINGSERVICESCANCELED BECAUSE OF COVID-19.RODNEY HASN'T SEEN A STRESWEEPER SINCE BEFORE MARCH.Havento get out here, people thatlive here and clean our ownstreets.

Grass hasncut.

Illegal dumping, all thatstuff and that makes the ratsrun more.

AND NEIGHBORS NOTJUST IN UPTOWNAROUND BALTIMORE CITYTHEYADDING YHE GARBAGE LEFT IN THESTREETS EVEN PROPERLYCONTAINED IN A GARBAGE CANCREATES AN UNENDING SUPPLY OFFOOD.

One jumped right out ofthe trashcan and youthem running and that was thefirst time I ever saw one ofthem in broad daylight.

Atnight I really know that theybe out in the trash.

Thatwhy people have to pull theirtrash to the curb earlierbecause if not itfront of your building theycan jump from the trashcan tyour steps.

IF STREET SWEEPINGISNT RESTORED BALTIMORIANS AREAT LEAST ASKING SANTITATIONWORKERS DO A BETTER JOB &LEAVING NOTHING BEHIND FORRODENTS TO FEAST ON.

And thetrash only being picked uponce a week...Those rats canyou come out here in themorning and they have a fieldday out here And talking toDPW officials they say Streetsweeping services will besuspended until the trashcollection issue is betteraddressed.

Meantime otherservices remain suspendeduntil November 1.

Wetalking trash in the Uptonneighborhood, Dave DetlinWMAR 2 News.TONIGHT HOWARD COUNTY POLICEARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WH