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'Mountain' of tires discovered at Anacostia Park

Hundreds of discarded tires were discovered in the northern area of the park.

WASHINGTON — A "mountain" of tires was discovered by workers scouting an area of Anacostia Park.

The Ward 8 Woods Conservancy Twitter account tweeted photos of the tires they discovered while scouting for work they'll do in January in the northern part of Anacostia Park.

"Removing them is going to be a good time," the tweet says.

D.C. Councilmember At-Large Christina Henderson responded saying she's "met with the director of [the D.C. Department of Public Works] not that long ago to discuss illegal dumping, especially in Wards 7 & 8."

Henderson said she forwarded the tweet to the SWEEP team and requested Environmental Crimes Unit assess the area for camera surveillance.

"This many tires didn’t happen overnight," her tweet says.

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