MEMPHIS, Tenn — From June to August, not much has changed on Madrid Avenue in Binghampton. Reckless driving and trash worried residents then, but now a vacant lot has grass that has grown to concerning heights.
Other problems also persist.
"I ain't seen nothing like this," said Randal Lard, a Binghampton resident.
Some abandoned vehicles are gone since our initial reports, but there is more trash. The vacant lot has grass that is feet tall.
Lard said he just moved on the block and lives right across the street from the lot.
"It was cut," Lard said. "It was cut. It just grew up like that over the last two months."
Another resident, who did not want to go on camera, said he has gotten tickets for his grass being too high. He said it is unfair for this lot to get away with high grass.
"I have seen it tall before — taller than that," Lard said. "They need somebody to cut it regularly. Who owns it?"
ABC24 reached out to both Shelby County and the City of Memphis to find out who owns the property. The City of Memphis said they are going to send the Environmental Court to investigate the problems along Madrid Avenue.