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Sun-Sentinel Watch: West Boca Homeowner Wants Debris Removed

Posted on: Monday, 26 June 2006, 06:00 CDT

By Debra R. Gibbs, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Jun. 26--THE PROBLEM

Andy Fields contacted the South Florida Sun-Sentinel concerned about tree clippings and debris he said Florida Power & Light workers left in an area behind his Mission Bay home west of Boca Raton.

THE BACK STORY

Fields said he contacted FPL to report the problem via the company's Web site. Mayco Villafana, spokesman for FPL, said under hurricane conditions which existed last fall after Wilma, the company's role is to clear lines and restore power. Debris removal is the responsibility of local government. FPL tried to follow up with Fields in January and February, but did not reach him. On Thursday, FPL called Fields and left a door card at his home explaining FPL's position, Villafana said.

The county's Solid Waste Authority sent an inspector to Field's home and offered to help after the Sun-Sentinel called on Thursday, even though the group is not responsible for the debris, said Joanna Aiken, community service coordinator. In the months after the storm, someone dumped a sofa in the area, which Solid Waste workers will remove as a courtesy, Aiken said. The area is so overgrown with weeds, Field's homeowners association may have to help clear the area, so Solid Waste can get to the debris and help Fields and his neighbors, Aiken said.

Fields, who said he feels caught between FPL's and Solid Waste's cleanup policies, offered the Mission Bay Homeowners Association number to Solid Waste with hopes that the debris would be removed soon. Sun-Sentinel Watch will report updates on the clean-up progress.

WHO CAN FIX THIS

For FPL comments: Customer Communication Group: 800-361-5162. Ernie Rodriguez/ext. 6

For Solid Waste Authority information: Customer Service: 866-792-4636.

CONTACT US

Is there something in your neighborhood that's not getting fixed? Tell us where the problem is and how long it's been there.

E-mail: sun-sentinelwatch@sun-sentinel.com

Call: 561-228-5561

Write:

Sun-Sentinel Watch

P.O. Box 810037

Boca Raton, FL 33431

Please include a daytime phone number. We can't respond to every call but will address as many submissions as we can.

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Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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