Article Courtesy of Spectrum
13 News
By
Greg Pallone
Published April 1, 2023
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TITUSVILLE — The city of Titusville is cracking down on people who are coming
onto a neighborhood’s private property and creating a mess.
A big clean-up has already started, but there’s much more
work to be done, trying to get rid of the trash and debris
field that’s a football field long, as well as making sure
transients and homeless move along.
The property in question is owned by the La Cita community,
a 1000-home development that’s one of the cornerstones of
Titusville.
Resident Chip Gillespie lives across the pond from the
property.
“You don’t see it because of all the undergrowth and I think
the people staying there want to make sure nobody sees
them,” Gillespie said.
The La Cita Homeowner’s Association recently contacted code
enforcement about the issue.
What they found cloaked behind the trees and bushes was a
debris field 100 yards long. Things like rotted bags of
food, weathered kids’ toys, a worn out rug and lots of dirty
clothes.
Even worse, there were used syringes scattered across the
ground.
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Debris that spans over 100 yards long is being
cleaned up in the La Cita neighborhood in Titusville.
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“They hired a personal cleaning crew to come in and clean up this area and it’s
going to take another couple days for them to do it because it’s so massive,”
says Lt. Timothy Werring of the Titusville Police Department.
Police trespassed several homeless or transient people living on the property.
“We need to make sure we are here for the residents, but we are also here for
people in need, so we are trying to do a bit of a balancing act,” says Lt.
Werring.
Police are also letting them know about housing and other resources available in
the city.
Gillespie is grateful for a proactive approach from law enforcement.
“It can only help,” he said.
Police have issued a blanket trespass warning to prevent people from coming onto
the property and causing more damage.
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