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After storm, Claremore staff urges residents to place debris and outlines aggressive alley rehabilitation plan
Summary
City staff reported a third pass for storm debris pickup is underway and said the city submitted roughly 150 applications to FEMA for personal property debris removal; staff outlined plans to clear, compact and make many alleys traversable but said not all will be paved owing to drainage and impervious-surface concerns.
City staff told the council that a third wave of storm-related vegetation and construction-and-demolition debris pickup is underway and urged residents to place debris at the rights-of-way and in alleys within days.
Staff said the city has submitted about 150 applications for personal property debris removal (PPDR) to FEMA and has limited the city-led pickups of certain debris until FEMA would cover the expense. The staff speaker said crews removed leaning trees and other hazardous debris, and that the city spent about $1,000,000 in removing vegetation and debris in alleyways and rights-of-way after the storm.
Because storm response revealed access problems to many properties, staff described a preliminary, aggressive plan to rehabilitate alleyways across the city: clearing overgrowth, removing topsoil, compacting clean rock and fines, and creating traversable surfaces. Staff said engineering will need to address drainage and impervious-surface tradeoffs before paving decisions are made and cautioned that not all alleys will be paved.
Residents were urged to move debris to rights-of-way immediately; staff warned that once crews finish the current pass there may not be a subsequent city pickup until FEMA or another program authorizes additional collection.
