The block in question, located on the corner of Valencia and Russet streets had for some time been overgrown with weeds and tall grass. 

Mr Lord made various complaints to Leeton Shire Council regarding the state of the block after viewing it as not only dangerous, but a potential breeding ground for snakes.

After notifying the residents of the need to slash the block, council was forced to step in late last week and mow the overgrown area.

“Before it was slashed, it had been like that for about a month or two,” Mr Lord said, 

“I did (make a complaint to council) … I thought it was really dangerous. 

“For one it’s right next to a school bus stop … with the weather and the condition it was in, it also could have been full of snakes. 

“It was a fire hazard too.

“Our property is also for sale at the moment, so if you’ve got prospective buyers looking around the area and they see that block, it’s not the best look.”

Leeton Shire Council discussed the issue of overgrown blocks at its monthly meeting last Wednesday. General manager Jackie Kruger said in some cases, council may be forced to step in. 

“In some cases it may not be appropriate to send the courtesy ‘nice’ letter to owners informing them of the need to do something,” she said. 

“There is a list of sorts (that identify overgrown blocks), but we do rely on the public to let us know of problem areas.”

With summer approaching, residents have been encouraged to control long grass and weeds on vacant blocks they may own. Mr Lord was pleased in this instance council had stepped in.

“I’m only really aware of this block, but I did put a Facebook post on I Live in Leeton and there were a lot of comments from people saying there were a lot of overgrown blocks around town,” he said.

“(Mayor) Paul Maytom was really good in our case. He got things happening.”