Oakley, Ill (WAND) â Thirteen years ago Cindy Griffin and her husband purchased a lot in a rural subdivision in Macon County with a view of a pond and trees. Today, the pond and trees are still there. But so is an area where demolition materials, old machinery, vehicles and other items have been dumped.
Griffin along with her neighbor, Joe Williams, are engaged in a two-year battle with their neighbor. The neighbor is Norman Sarver, 79, who initially sold the property to Williams and Griffin and appears to allow material to be dumped on his property which is zoned residential.
Griffin and Williams have filed complaints with Macon County and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to no avail. An IEPA employee wrote a report but said he did not find anything where he could take-action. A complaint filed by the county in Macon County Circuit Court was dropped a few weeks ago.Â