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re: Lakeside Villas Complex: Dead Dog In Lake ( WBRZ is covering tonight at 10)
Posted on 2/15/17 at 7:02 pm to Indfanfromcol
Posted on 2/15/17 at 7:02 pm to Indfanfromcol
So I live in this same apartment complex. Let me tell you the saga of this dog from my perspective and then some more about the complex.
Last Sunday (Feb. 5), my wife (no pics) and I noticed something in the lake. I thought it was a big turtle shell because of the shape and brown color. It was kind of away from the shore tho, so we couldn't say for sure. My wife thought it was a tire.
We didn't think much of it because it was mostly submerged. I went to check on it a couple more times over the next few days. On Tuesday morning (Feb. 7), it had washed up near the shore and then you could clearly tell that it was a dog.
We immediately called the complex management and left a voicemail. I went over and told them about it myself later that day. We then went back and told them again the next day when still nothing had been done about it.
The dog carcass was STILL in the water as of Friday (Feb. 10) and was super bloated and gross looking. I spoke to another resident that day who reported it as well.
On Sunday morning (Feb. 12), I went out to see that the dog had washed up on shore and the carcass was literally just laying there on the land like 5 feet from the water. It looked like someone had just dragged the dog out of the water and left it there.
I went back out to check on it in the afternoon and someone had wrapped it up in a white plastic bag. I figured animal control had come and wrapped it up and was coming back to grab it that day. But Sunday rolled on and that carcass just lay there all day baking in the sun. It smelled too disgusting to approach at that point.
So Monday comes, the carcass was still there in the morning, but disappeared sometime around noon. I later saw one of the maintennance workers pouring bleach on the ground where the carcass had been laying for the previous couple of days. So I figured that the maintenance workers had finally disposed of the body and were cleaning up the area. I guess I was wrong...
I literally didn't think anything of it until I saw OP's post. Now I'm really disgusted. People fish in that lake all the time. Some people let their dogs swim in it. I think it's open to the public on the side of the lake opposite the apartment complex. I can't believe they legit just pushed the dog back into the water.
Honestly though, I'm not really surprised. Last summer, they fired (or he quit?) the head maintenance guy. His replacement is a nice guy or whatever, but this place has gone to hell since then.
The grassy areas are minefields of dog poo. At one point, a trash can was tipped over for weeks and the trash (including dog poo bags) was just sitting on the ground. They've stopped refilling the dog poo bag dispensers. A bunch of people lost their cars in the August flood (the east and part of the south portions of the complex flooded) and some of the flooded cars are still just sitting there.
The dumpsters overflow literally every week and the ducks rummage through the trash and spread it all over the place. There is a dock on the lake with some benches that the ducks like to chill on so the entire dock and the benches are just covered in duck poo. Even the sidewalks are covered in duck poo. Some nutria live in the lake and they've started eating all the trees by the lake so there's just dead trees laying by the side of the lake.
There's a large tree that fell down during the storms last week near the entrance to the complex and it's still just laying there. It was partially laying in the road for a couple of days and I ended up just moving it myself.
In the OP, it says they take section 8 vouchers here now. I honestly had no idea that was the case. I feel like that's something they should've told us. We definitely won't be renewing our lease now.
Last Sunday (Feb. 5), my wife (no pics) and I noticed something in the lake. I thought it was a big turtle shell because of the shape and brown color. It was kind of away from the shore tho, so we couldn't say for sure. My wife thought it was a tire.
We didn't think much of it because it was mostly submerged. I went to check on it a couple more times over the next few days. On Tuesday morning (Feb. 7), it had washed up near the shore and then you could clearly tell that it was a dog.
We immediately called the complex management and left a voicemail. I went over and told them about it myself later that day. We then went back and told them again the next day when still nothing had been done about it.
The dog carcass was STILL in the water as of Friday (Feb. 10) and was super bloated and gross looking. I spoke to another resident that day who reported it as well.
On Sunday morning (Feb. 12), I went out to see that the dog had washed up on shore and the carcass was literally just laying there on the land like 5 feet from the water. It looked like someone had just dragged the dog out of the water and left it there.
I went back out to check on it in the afternoon and someone had wrapped it up in a white plastic bag. I figured animal control had come and wrapped it up and was coming back to grab it that day. But Sunday rolled on and that carcass just lay there all day baking in the sun. It smelled too disgusting to approach at that point.
So Monday comes, the carcass was still there in the morning, but disappeared sometime around noon. I later saw one of the maintennance workers pouring bleach on the ground where the carcass had been laying for the previous couple of days. So I figured that the maintenance workers had finally disposed of the body and were cleaning up the area. I guess I was wrong...
I literally didn't think anything of it until I saw OP's post. Now I'm really disgusted. People fish in that lake all the time. Some people let their dogs swim in it. I think it's open to the public on the side of the lake opposite the apartment complex. I can't believe they legit just pushed the dog back into the water.
Honestly though, I'm not really surprised. Last summer, they fired (or he quit?) the head maintenance guy. His replacement is a nice guy or whatever, but this place has gone to hell since then.
The grassy areas are minefields of dog poo. At one point, a trash can was tipped over for weeks and the trash (including dog poo bags) was just sitting on the ground. They've stopped refilling the dog poo bag dispensers. A bunch of people lost their cars in the August flood (the east and part of the south portions of the complex flooded) and some of the flooded cars are still just sitting there.
The dumpsters overflow literally every week and the ducks rummage through the trash and spread it all over the place. There is a dock on the lake with some benches that the ducks like to chill on so the entire dock and the benches are just covered in duck poo. Even the sidewalks are covered in duck poo. Some nutria live in the lake and they've started eating all the trees by the lake so there's just dead trees laying by the side of the lake.
There's a large tree that fell down during the storms last week near the entrance to the complex and it's still just laying there. It was partially laying in the road for a couple of days and I ended up just moving it myself.
In the OP, it says they take section 8 vouchers here now. I honestly had no idea that was the case. I feel like that's something they should've told us. We definitely won't be renewing our lease now.
This post was edited on 2/15/17 at 7:07 pm
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Posted on 2/15/17 at 7:10 pm to Richard3
damn, Richard
Posted on 2/15/17 at 7:11 pm to Richard3
I asked them point blank and they said they didn't. However, another couple I know said they found out personally they did and they left. An elder man near the woods who passed away also said that he was told by the former maintenance man the same thing.
Apartment complex has gone to shite. My ac will freeze up several times a month. They won't replace it, just add freon and come back when it needs more. In my hallway (all three floors) there is a MAJOR spider infestation. They sweep the walls, but they all congregate at the very top corner of the stair wells. They are left, make babies, and come back every time. There has been domestic violence and they don't kick people out. I mean a woman punching a man in the face several times and nothing was done. The list can keep going on.
Apartment complex has gone to shite. My ac will freeze up several times a month. They won't replace it, just add freon and come back when it needs more. In my hallway (all three floors) there is a MAJOR spider infestation. They sweep the walls, but they all congregate at the very top corner of the stair wells. They are left, make babies, and come back every time. There has been domestic violence and they don't kick people out. I mean a woman punching a man in the face several times and nothing was done. The list can keep going on.
Posted on 2/15/17 at 7:19 pm to Richard3
I'm still trying to figure out the "Animal cruelty" part of the thread title???? If the dog is dead it ain't suffering cruelty. A dead animal is not Animal Control jurisdiction either as it's dead, pretty much under control at that point.
Simple solution: Go to Wally World; purchase shovel; purchase some twine; purchase a large treble hook.
Dig hole about 3-6 feet deep (6 feet is depth at which smell is not detectable to scavenging animals, depending on soil 3-4 feet for human detection).
Tie hook onto twine, snag carcass and drag into hole, cover with dirt.
Learn to be self sufficient when others fail to meet standards. Then as you have surmised, vote with your feet and your continuing dollars on acceptable/unacceptable conditions to live under.
Protip: Wally World pharmacy dept., find some spearmint/peppermint oil to rub under your nose, also pick up a filter mask. Use these after digging hole but before snagging carcass.
Simple solution: Go to Wally World; purchase shovel; purchase some twine; purchase a large treble hook.
Dig hole about 3-6 feet deep (6 feet is depth at which smell is not detectable to scavenging animals, depending on soil 3-4 feet for human detection).
Tie hook onto twine, snag carcass and drag into hole, cover with dirt.
Learn to be self sufficient when others fail to meet standards. Then as you have surmised, vote with your feet and your continuing dollars on acceptable/unacceptable conditions to live under.
Protip: Wally World pharmacy dept., find some spearmint/peppermint oil to rub under your nose, also pick up a filter mask. Use these after digging hole but before snagging carcass.
Posted on 2/16/17 at 9:12 am to Richard3
I went and saw that the dog carcass is still there this morning and it is pretty nasty.
The issue isn't that a dog died or how it died, but rather the fact that the apartment complex is refusing to clean the carcass up. It's on their property and we pay rent to live on their property. The money we pay covers the cost of maintenance. It's their job to "maintain" the property which they are neglecting to do.
It's not the OP's, my, or any other resident's responsibility to handle these situations. We pay them to provide us with a clean and safe place to live and they aren't holding up their end of the bargain.
This dog carcass incident is just one in a series of failures by the management of Lakeside Villas, as I noted in my previous post. Here's another example just to give validity to my earlier post and again to illustrate how nasty this place has become:
Warning the pictures are a kind of gross. It's a lot of poo. I have only seen them pressure wash this dock once in all the years I've lived here. Here's what it looks like this morning and literally every day:
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really?it is unfortunate that the dog died and nobody cared...but dogs die every day.i had to bury mine a year ago which is what the op should do...right on the apartment property.
The issue isn't that a dog died or how it died, but rather the fact that the apartment complex is refusing to clean the carcass up. It's on their property and we pay rent to live on their property. The money we pay covers the cost of maintenance. It's their job to "maintain" the property which they are neglecting to do.
It's not the OP's, my, or any other resident's responsibility to handle these situations. We pay them to provide us with a clean and safe place to live and they aren't holding up their end of the bargain.
This dog carcass incident is just one in a series of failures by the management of Lakeside Villas, as I noted in my previous post. Here's another example just to give validity to my earlier post and again to illustrate how nasty this place has become:
quote:
There is a dock on the lake with some benches that the ducks like to chill on so the entire dock and the benches are just covered in duck poo.
Warning the pictures are a kind of gross. It's a lot of poo. I have only seen them pressure wash this dock once in all the years I've lived here. Here's what it looks like this morning and literally every day:
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