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Commission adopts storm-debris contractor registration ordinance and moves to procure prequalified debris-removal contractors
Summary
The board adopted Ordinance 2025-22 requiring storm-debris contractors to register before performing cleanup during declared emergencies and approved steps to negotiate with top-ranked debris contractors and award local road construction contracts.
Columbia County commissioners adopted Ordinance 2025-22 on storm debris contractors and approved staff to proceed with procurement steps intended to prevent the contractor problems the county experienced in the previous major storm.
County attorney Joel introduced the ordinance as the adoption draft that will require storm-debris contractors to register with the county and provide contact information so the county can locate contractors and address complaints during declared states of emergency. "This is intended to cut off the pretty expensive and extensive problems we had during our last bad storm," Joel told the board, referencing…
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