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"Every time we drive by here and see what little progress has been made, it's very frustrating because it's our tax dollars that are being spent on this, and we really don't feel like our tax dollars are being spent the right way," Tim Tomes, a neighbor said.
Brookmeade Park is conveniently located on Charlotte Pike near the Walmart Supercenter, but it became a homeless encampment a little more than a decade ago.
Some Hermitage neighbors who have been fighting for years to get the estimated 32 people living in the woods along Andrew Jackson Blvd. help are worried their work could be for nothing after spotting new tents throughout the area, but Metro officials say the problem is nothing new.
After a year-long investigation into Ariel Rose's death from fentanyl toxicity, 36-year-old Jesse Mashburn and 46-year-old Melissa Sutton have been arrested for 1st degree murder.
Brookmeade Park could be back open to the public a year from now, but is the soil safe?