Hoarder’s stuff removed after years of complaints
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BOLIVAR, Tenn. — A mess in Hardeman County is finally dwindling after two years of complaints. “Wonderful — I cannot believe they are finally doing something,” Laura Wade said. Neighbors say for several years a residence in their neighborhood has been piling up junk. “That residence on the corner has been like that the whole time I have been in this area,” Paul Harwood said. “It’s been an eyesore ever since.” In previous administrations, the county was asked to help do something about the home covered in belongings, but under new administration something is finally being done. “I was relieved and so happy,” Wade said. “We know with them cleaning it up it will bring more mice.” Wade, whose son lives next door, says bulldozers and heavy machinery were out removing things from the home earlier this week. “It just doesn’t look good on the neighborhood,” Harwood said. “This is a somewhat quiet neighborhood, and then to drive in and see that, it just gives you a bad feeling about the neighborhood.” County officials say the owner, Mary Cole, was given a 30-day notice to take action — or else they would, which they did under a county ordinance issued in November. Wade, whose son works at the Dixie Hills Baptist Church just 100 feet away, says if she needs help all she needs to do is ask. “If she wants some help, just come to our son and ask the church to help her,” Wade said. “She doesn’t need to have too much pride to ask for help.” Cole is required to pay the county for the removal of the belongings.
