DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Neighbors living in communities along River Road in DeKalb County say progress is extremely slow when converting a towering trash cell at the Seminole Landfill into a grassy mound, according to WSBTV.

Residents, including 75-year-old Gloria Walcott say there has not been enough effective communication from officials or progress.

“It’s been over a year, that they claim they were going to have it all nice and pretty,” Walcott said.

Homeowners noticed a towering mountain of trash in 2023. “Before I got out here, you didn’t even know it was a landfill,” Walcott told Channel 2′s Ashli Lincoln.

The landfill isn’t visible from a 2013 Google image view. In 2023 that view changed. The county says the landfill has been active since 1977.

According to WSBTV, the county previously said the dumping in the portion of the property is within code. The site in question is located adjacent to a 200-foot buffer and the location of a new cell is 300 feet from the buffer.

The county says once the former active section is completely covered with dirt it will greatly decrease the odors residents are experiencing.

The county says when sections reach their capacity for dumping, dirt is placed on top of the hill and will eventually grow grass.