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County reports millions of cubic yards removed; private-property cleanups nearly complete
Summary
Buncombe County staff reported progress toward finishing federal debris missions: more than 1.5 million cubic yards removed from rights-of-way, roughly 1.6 million from waterways, and about 170,000 cubic yards from private properties covering roughly 4,809 parcels; demolition work is underway on dozens of structures.
Buncombe County officials told commissioners on Sept. 16 that debris-removal missions tied to Tropical Storm Helene are approaching completion but that some private-property work and demolitions remain under way.
"We saw over 1,500,000 cubic yards removed from our right aways in Buncombe," said Dane, the county—s Solid Waste Director, in a briefing summarizing direct federal assistance missions. He said waterway debris removal had removed about 1,600,000 cubic…
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