PHOTO: ROSA WOODS The property on Palm Grove as it appeared on Monday.
For 17 years a ‘shambolic’ pile of waste material has sat on a central Wellington property.
And over that time Wellington City Council has issued abatement notice after abatement notice to the land owners Randhirbhai Devabhai Patel and Jyotiben Patel.
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The property, 3 Palm Grove, Berhampore, has been used as a dumping ground for a variety of waste materials.
Since the council received its first complaints in late 2002, officers have made more than 40 visits and sent numerous letters to the Patels.
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