Trash Can Law to Be Enforced, BUT Division St. Resident Junk Yard Ok
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GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (November 29, 2025)(CNBNews)–On Tuesday, November 26, we spoke with a resident of Gloucester City living on the 600 block of Division Street regarding the condition of his yard. In our opinion, it resembles a junkyard. He informed us that once he finishes remodeling the interior of his home, he will relocate the items he is currently storing in his side yard back inside. When we asked to see what he had been remodeling inside his house, he refused. He said he would file a lawsuit against CNBNews if any article or photo were published about him. This individual is a disabled Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War. One person familiar with the situation suggested that his status as a disabled veteran is the reason he has been allowed to ignore the city’s housing regulations.
That evening, we submitted an OPRA (Open Public Records Act) request seeking all citations issued to the resident of the Division Street home over the past four years. We also requested a copy of the ordinance or resolution that prohibits the storage of junk on private property. According to a neighbor, the man began to store junk in his side yard two or three years ago. The owner claims he began remodeling the house four years after purchasing it. The house was sold in 2021 for $175,000, according to documents we found online.
We find this situation quite peculiar. While residents are being fined $1,000 for leaving their empty trash cans at the curb, the Division Street resident appears to be treated differently.
A Gloucester Heights resident contacted us after seeing a photo of the Division Street property. She said that approximately three weeks ago, an employee from the Housing Office distributed letters to residents in the Gloucester Heights area, warning them not to leave their empty trash receptacles at the curb after trash collection. According to the resident, the letter stated that any individual who left their trash can at the curb after pickup would face a fine of up to $1,000. “On trash day, my empty cans were at my gate and not behind it. It was only 5:15 PM. They were removed from the curb by 2:19 PM according to my Ring camera, but not yet placed in the yard.” That day, every neighbor with a trash can out at that time received the same warning from the Housing Office. The Gloucester City Housing Office was written at the top of the letterhead. I don’t understand this City. They allow the guy on Division Street to turn his property into a junkyard, but other residents will be fined $1,000 if they leave their trash cans at the curb after 5 PM. “
We also submitted an OPRA request for a copy of that letter. Along with a copy of the resolution passed by mayor and council pertaining to that edict.
The trash shown above has existed in the Division Street homeowner’s yard for two years, according to one nearby neighbor. (CNBNews photos