It wasn’t her mess, but an East Side retiree said the City of San Antonio told her the dozens of illegally dumped truck tires were still her responsibility to clean up.

But after talking with KSAT, the problem was gone within a matter of hours.

Rita Cordova, 71, doesn’t know when the tires were left in the alley behind her home in the 4900 block of Brenham Drive, but the bright pink notice city code enforcement left on her door was dated Nov. 4.

It warned that alleys must be kept clean and unobstructed, and if Cordova didn’t comply, she would be given an administrative hearing citation and summoned to appear in Municipal Court. A city contractor would clean the alley, the notice said, when Cordova assessed the fees for the abatement.

“I’m just hoping this problem can be resolved withou

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