I have the total opposite perspective. We wouldn't know about the fence if DM hadn't told us, unprompted. We wouldn't know about the driveway if JM hadn't told us, unprompted. In a case where we have very few details, it doesn't seem very likely to me that either of these events are related to the children's disappearance. DM & JM are already being selective (IMO) about what information they are sharing with the media; for example, the obvious question about why DM & JM cannot see Meadow or his other biological children. I just don't believe that they would openly share critical evidence with us.Seems like something happened in the driveway that caused the raking and repairing the fence.
My impression is that both of these statements were made in response to ongoing criticism about the condition of their property. Both statements suggested that DM & JM were taking steps to improve things. As noted earlier, considerable efforts were made to improve the look of the property between early May and the CBC interview.