Hi Skip,

Have you spoken to the property owner? If it's town property, have you reported this directly to the town?

I'm not even sure if this is a police matter, or a zoning matter. Illegal dumping would be a police matter I think. I'll see what I can dig up tomorrow in the office. It's the kind of thing you want to nip before the pile gets so large that the cost of removing it becomes prohibitive.

Doug, its mostly yard waste in the woods near the street. Right now there is a large pile of leaves that someone dumped and I don't know who. If you look in the woods here and there on the south side of the road there are other piles ranging from old brush, piles of grass clippings, old Christmas trees, etc. that have been dumped over the years. Occasionally I see someone in the distance walking an empty wheel barrow back from the wooded side of the road. Most of these homes have wooded areas in their back yards. The town also picks up leaves curbside twice during the fall. There is also an old dirt road that goes into the woods a ways where, over the years, people have dumped actual trash. its been a few years but I'll have to go back there again to get a more accurate account. It's a very large lot,private property, but I don't know who the owner is.

OK... tricky

588 Chapel Road is in South Windsor. There is a property card for that and other properties in that development. However, across Chapel on the south side there is a large piece of property (just like you said) that appears to be ownerless in the GIS system. It's the I-291 corridor. So the state likely owns it but I don't know who has jurisdiction in terms of law enforcement.

Skip,

I stopped by Chapel Road today. While I have seen worse, the access road is ... way too accessible. That's only going to get worse unless someone blocks the path. Aside from all the yard waste near the road, there are piles and piles of asphalt shingles back there, other construction waste, some sort of rusting fuel tank, and what appear to be a few old cars and major appliances. There's also been a lot of trees cut down -- and left to rot! What a waste. I saw some old fireworks debris as well.

I can only image what else is lurking below the fresh layer of leaves as well.

Serious mess back there, Skip. I have to wonder who's been dumping all that stuff. The path heads westerly toward the commercial/industrial properties as well, so I'm wondering if they have easy access.

Aside from the eyesore issues for residential properties across Chapel Road, I think there's some wetlands back there that I'm concerned about.

I made a call to South Windsor Town Hall today to figure out who owns the parcel, but haven't heard back.

Property ID 5460L007
Location L007 LONG HILL ROAD
Owner Name JILLSON FARMS ASSOCIATES 200 SULLIVAN AVE
Owner Address PO BOX 415
Owner City EAST WINDSOR HILL, CT 06028
Sale Date 01/17/1991
Sale Book Page 600/291
Lot Size 72.44 acres
3,155,486 sq ft
Bedrooms 0
Rooms 0
Year Built 0
Assessed Value $1,777,730

southwindsor.org has a parcel viewer that has ownership info for every parcel in town.

Hello again,

I've googled Jillson Farms Associates and found only three references - one on SeeClickFix above, and two on SouthWindsor.org. No contact info... I'm wondering now if the company even exists. Someone's responsible for the property, but it's a puzzle. I'll get back to you.

In the meantime, Skip, the town zoning enforcement officer or maybe the wetlands officer may be a good source. Have you spoken to either?

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