Hendersonville Times-News -
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Published on: 10/21/2004
Last Visited: 10/21/2004
Both hurricanes, which swept through the town in September, were declared federal disasters, meaning federal assistance is available to the town for damages and employee overtime that occurred during the 72-hour period of each storm, said Laurel Park Manager Jim Ball.The federal government defines the 72-hour period as Sept. 7-9 for Hurricane Frances and Sept. 16-18 for Hurricane Ivan, Ball said during Tuesday's Town Council meeting.
"The town anticipates no problems with reimbursements from FEMA," he said.
Debris removal currently under way along the town's rights-of-way will cost $70,000 and overtime paid to employees who worked during the storms.Reimbursement for equipment used during the hurricanes totaled $10,638, Ball said.
Four pieces of equipment sustained damage during Hurricane Ivan, he said, including a backhoe, two utility trucks and a police car.The cost to repair the equipment is $16,916, Ball said.
The town's insurance company has already reimbursed it for the equipment repairs, he said.
Repairs are complete on the police car and backhoe.One utility truck is being repaired and the other utility truck is scheduled for repair later this month, he added.
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The town contracted for debris removal based on cubic yards of storm debris which came to about 3,000 cubic yards, Ball said.The town contracted out the work because it did not have the equipment or manpower to complete such a huge task, he added.
The brush removal project will take about 30 days to complete, Ball said.