 Hoarding - 6 dogs seized
Corpus Christi, TX (US)Date: Aug 2004
County: Nueces
Local Map: available
Disposition: Dismissed
Person of Interest: Starlee Ann Driscoll
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The city is taking steps to clean up a major eyesore in a neighborhood near Alameda and Ropes. The property is owned by a woman named Starlee Driscoll who's had a previous run-in with the city.
Back in August 2004, animal control officers seized six dogs from one of Driscoll's properties because of dirty conditions. She said she had some health problems and a judge eventually dropped animal cruelty charges against her.
She also owns a house in the Santa Fe area where there have been a lot of complaints from neighbors about all the junk in the yard. The city has now stepped in to get the mess cleaned up.
Dozens of canvas tarps surround her home and disguise what's behind the fence. Once you take a peek, you'll find a yard covered with trash, discarded tires and weeds so tall you could get lost in there. It's a sight neighbors have lived with for months.
"We'll clean it, cut it. Bring it out here and get the trucks to come out and pick it up," said George Oresco from Neighborhood Services. He said Driscoll has ignored the city's warnings to get her to clean up the property.
As a result, the city hired contractors to pull down the tarps and begin removing all the trash, and now she'll be required to reimburse the city for hiring people to do all the work.
"The time has lapsed when it could have been done, so now we are taking action to maintain it," Oresco said. 6News found Starlee Driscoll at city hall and asked the question her neighbors want to know...Why these tarps?
"The tarps were put up, because I was being stalked and harassed by a person. I don't want to say anything more about that," Driscoll said. Because of failing health, Starlee said she can't keep up with her property. Officials consider the clean up a final warning.
"If it happens again, we file suit. We do the same thing plus file charges on them," said Oresco. Starlee said this time around, she'll work hard to keep her property debris free. City officials said it will likely cost several hundred dollars to get all the trash and debris removed from the property. They hope to have most of it hauled away by Friday night. Neighborhood MapFor more information about the Interactive Animal Cruelty Maps, see the map notes.
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