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Residents press council for faster storm response as flooding, standing water and abandoned homes linger
Summary
At the Aug. 20 meeting residents recounted Hurricane Debby impacts and ongoing drainage and nuisance problems; Emergency Management reported 101 houses affected and 15 classified as major, and county staff said they are seeking help from city and state officials but lack immediate authority and equipment to fix some drainage problems.
Several Marlboro County residents used the council’s recognition period on Aug. 20 to press elected officials for more help after recent storms and to raise longstanding neighborhood concerns.
Betty Jo Quick, who identified herself with emergency response efforts, told council the county needed a rapid response team to assess damage and deliver necessities after disasters. "The County needed to get a rapid response team to go in and access damage," she said, and urged a group with CERT training to support residents in…
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