PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A block wall built by a Phoenix homeowner has sparked a neighborhood controversy over access to water infrastructure that has irrigated the area’s lush landscaping for decades.

The dispute centers on a Public Utility Easement, also known as a PUE, in the Pomelo Park neighborhood near 36th Street and Osborn Road, where residents claim a recently constructed wall is blocking access to critical irrigation equipment.

Shane Abowitt, who has lived in the neighborhood for 43 years, said the area’s green landscaping depends on irrigation infrastructure that runs underneath homes and provides water on a regular basis.

“People are interested in living here because of the trees - size of the lots,” Abowitt said.

Wall blocks decades-old access route

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