Illegal dumping persists on dirt roads near Paisley despite cemetery cleanup

A dumping problem that drew attention near Ponceannah Cemetery has improved there, but residents say trash is still being left along nearby dirt roads off County Road 42.News 6 found boats, couches, appliances and other debris dumped along several roads in the Paisley area. One boat has been sitting there for years, according to Karen Yanik, who showed News 6 the sites and said the problem extends well beyond the cemetery.“There’s a boat at the other end of it, but it is literally trash the entire way,” Yanik said while pointing out debris along one dirt road.Yanik said she has seen a wide range of items abandoned in the area.“I think probably the craziest things that I’ve seen out here are appliances, the boats that you and I just looked at, toilets, buckets full,” she said.The dirt roads are just minutes from Ponceannah Cemetery, where News 6 has reported on illegal dumping and cleanup efforts. Yanik said the cemetery was only one visible example of a broader issue.“You kind of picke