NE Houston street cleaned up after Rosewood residents turn to Action 13
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Imagine driving down a narrow road and having to avoid a cut-down tree, discarded trash, and a large pile of dumped roofing materials in the middle of the street. One resident of northeast Houston reached out to ABC13 to say he was having to do exactly that to get in and out of the Rosewood community. ABC13 emailed the city about the issue around 1 p.m. on Friday. The entire northbound lane of Woodwick Street near Bellingham Drive was clogged up with discarded shingles, tools, and nails when ABC13 initially arrived to survey the dumped materials. The majority of it had been cleaned up by 4 p.m. Octavius Perry, who initially reached out to us, said he doesn't think that would have happened had ABC13 not gotten involved. "I've had to talk to too many people (from the city)," Perry said. "Our community is just as important as any other community in the City of Houston," Perry said it was the worst his neighborhood had looked in the six decades he's lived in the area. In addition to being upset about the debris, Perry also said members of the community are worried because of overgrown trees and plants along both sides of Woodwick. "We need these branches cut so we can see," Perry exclaimed. A crew was on-site surveying the overgrown areas this afternoon, but told ABC13 they'd have to come back next week to trim the limbs back. For news updates, follow Chaz Miller on Facebook, X and Instagram.