150 Cubic Yards of Trash Removed in Anti-Blight Campaign

Hillsborough County Code Enforcement is deeming their recent 10-day sweep of the USF Area a success.

Workers with Operation Fight the Blight say they ended up removing 150 cubic yards of junk and debris. "Officers filled five dumpsters with trash including 60 cubic yards of tree limbs and branches, which Code Enforcement cut and trimmed, and 90 yards of other accumulated junk," according to a news release from the county.

Specifically, the releases states workers:

• Picked up 62 tires discarded in drainage ditches and on vacant property.
• Boarded up 21 abandoned apartment units.
• Cleared severe overgrowth on four lots.
• Cleaned graffiti throughout the community.
• Demolished a condemned apartment building. 

Two people were arrested for "possessing electrical meters" and TECO workers removed 10 other meters from the area.

The campaign, which kicked off Nov. 3, was a partnership with Code Enforcement and other county agencies including Animal Services, Neighborhood Relations, and Parks, Recreation and Conservation, along with Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Deputies, the University Area Community Development Corporation and TECO.