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Burke County partners with state to speed private-property and waterway debris removal after storm
Summary
The commissioners approved a memorandum of agreement with North Carolina Emergency Management to have the state assist with private-property, commercial and waterway debris removal as part of Hurricane Lien recovery; the board cited cost and liability considerations and voted 5-0.
Burke County commissioners voted 5-0 to authorize a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the North Carolina Department of Emergency Management to accelerate removal of private-property, commercial and waterway debris from hurricane recovery operations.
County Manager (Mister Mander) told the board the county has already collected roughly 328,000 cubic yards of debris from rights-of-way under a separate contract and has used three temporary debris sites, two of which are in the process of closure. He said 18 hazard-mitigation…
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