Burke County Manager Brian Epley said Crosslink Church on U.S. 70 West has the right idea when it comes to hurricane debris disposal. Residents are asked to bring their debris to the right of way because crews can't come onto private property to get it. Folks should also separate vegetative debris from other types, just like Crosslink has done here.
Burke County Manager Brian Epley said Crosslink Church on U.S. 70 West has the right idea when it comes to hurricane debris disposal. Residents are asked to bring their debris to the right of way because crews can't come onto private property to get it. Folks should also separate vegetative debris from other types, just like Crosslink has done here.
Hurricane Helene left a massive amount of debris in her wake when she swept through Burke County, and crews under contract to the county have been busy picking it all up.
But they’re hitting a snag: Folks aren’t putting the debris close enough to the road. County Manager Brian Epley explained crews can’t legally remove items that are on private property and not N.C. DOT right of ways.
“If it's on their private property, we can't legally collect it,” Epley said. “So, just reminding and encouraging people to get that stuff as close to the road, in the right of way, as they can, is really important.”
Epley reminded residents the crews will make several passes through each area, so they don’t have to clean up the mess all at once.
The work is being done by contractors because the removal must meet federal standards in order for the county to be reimbursed by FEMA. Epley said the job is about 15% complete, adding there is an estimated 700,000 cubic yards of waste material that must be removed. To date, crews have collected 63,000 cubic yards of debris from roadways and neighborhoods across the county.
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