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and Video Courtesy of Channel 9, Orlando
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November 28, 2010
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- Some Seminole County residents are furious that a major U.S. corporation set up shop right in the middle of their neighborhood.
Homeowners in Deer Run say the UPS delivery service has leased a house along Augusta way. The delivery company is now using the home to collect and deliver packages for the entire neighborhood.
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You wouldn't know it from the outside but neighbors say the owner of the home might as well put up a big UPS sign right out front.
"We have a lot of upset neighbors," said Mauel Godinez of the Deer Run Property Owners Association.
Godinez says neighors snapped photos of the delivery service. In one you see a big UPS truck dropping off a whole neighborhood's worth of
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boxes, to the home's garage. In another you see the golf cart that carries packages all day from that one home all around Deer Run.
"The house has essentially become a UPS substation," Godinez said. "UPS can't just come in and start doing this to the neighborhoods. Today it's our neighborhood, tomorrow it could be yours."
Part of the reason that the system works is that golf carts are not an unusual sight in the neighborhood. Many people use them just to get around, so the delivery carts blend right in.
But some say the operation is a direct violation of homeowners association rules. They believe the owner leased the house to UPS for three months, right through the holiday shipping season. Some neighbors don't seem to mind. |
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"I know it's in the bylaws of the association, but quite frankly it doesn't bother me," said one neighbor who didn't want to be identified.
Others feel invaded by a big company.
"They're just trying to save money at our expense," Godinez said.
Eyewitness News wasn't able to reach the owner of the house in question and UPS couldn't give us any information because it is a company holiday.
The homeowners association is planning an emergency meeting on this topic for Wednesday night.
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