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Commissioners warned debris cleanup could hit county budget for millions
Summary
Commissioners and staff discussed debris cleanup costs, noting construction/demolition debris must go to landfills and that cleanup could be a multi‑million dollar hit to the county budget; coordination with insurers and tracking overtime/equipment costs was proposed to help recovery funding calculations.
A commissioner cautioned that the scale of debris removal and landfill tipping fees could impose a substantial fiscal burden on the county, estimating "5 to 10" million dollars as a plausible range for county costs if many loads must be paid for removal and disposal.
Staff explained the interaction with homeowners insurance (insurers sometimes drop roll‑off boxes and cover disposal per policy limits) and noted wide variance in policies; the county also plans to capture overtime and equipment rates (FEMA rates for eligible overtime) and investigate salvage (metal collection) as partial cost recovery. Officials said they will try to document uninsured public losses, contractor overtime and electric cooperative losses to strengthen any state or federal assistance claims and to protect county finances.
