FAIRFIELD, Ala. —

A Fairfield business owner is outraged after repeated trash dumping near his property and is calling on law enforcement and city leaders to hold the person accountable.

Gil Hearns, owner of Triple A Lock and Key, expressed his frustration with the ongoing issue of illegal dumping. "I mean, everybody wants a clean and safe environment and that's the bottom line," Hearns said.

"You don't want to go in no place where it's not safe and not clean so I'm going to do my part as an owner to keep my part clean," he continued.

An alley near his business is slowly becoming a public garbage bin, despite recent cleanup efforts by the city and volunteers.

"Well we were very upset because prior to that the city had a clean up and people came to help even outsiders came to help the

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