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Bradenton honors Public Works for multi-storm cleanup; city reports emergency creek work
Summary
City Council presented quarterly awards to Public Works employees for storm response, detailed storm cleanup volumes and a $48,000 emergency procurement to clear debris in Weyers Creek.
The Bradenton City Council on Jan. 22 recognized employees from the Public Works and Utilities Department for emergency response and recovery after a string of storms and reviewed an emergency procurement to clear debris from Weyers Creek.
Council members and Mayor Jean Brown fronted a standing-room presentation honoring the department for work during hurricanes Debbie, Helene and Milton. Mayor Jean Brown said the cleanup effort helped restore “a little normalcy” for affected residents and thanked crews for coming out at odd hours to clear debris.
The council heard that city crews and volunteers removed large amounts of storm debris in the weeks after the storms. City remarks put the cleanup total in city accounting terms (pounds) and described the recovery work as substantial: “over the…
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