Homeowners Up in Arms over Possible New Goodwill Video

MIDLAND (Texas, Local 2/Fox 24) - Goodwill is a place where customers can go in and buy items that people previously dropped off in the back of the store.

And that's exactly why occupants of a local neighborhood in Midland voiced their worries at city council Tuesday.

"We have some concern with the donations that would be dropped off at that location. You can imagine the pile up, that could tend to lead to," says Justin Nolen, a Neighborhood Resident.

This all comes after cities proposed idea to put a new Goodwill where furniture store Chelsea Rae's once sat. And the buildings back-lot runs parallel with said neighborhood.

However, the drop-off donations aren't residents only problem.

"Property value tends to go down for of these neighborhoods where Goodwill is, and we've paid a lot of money for our house and we'd like to keep it that way," says Nolen.

While Nolen speaks for many, other neighbors have differing opinions, including Glen Aaron.

"As long as they take care of the property, and our neighborhood here, it's a good deal," says Aaron.

If the plan goes through, the city says they will work as hard as they can to keep the location looking fresh.

"We want to make sure that we have a very clean, very respectable area, and that the safety is taken care of," says Midland Mayor Jerry Morales.

Due to the home-owners public oppositions, the OK for the new Goodwill has actually been pushed back for further discussion. The neighbors are also looking to get a petition put together to further voice their concerns.