FEMA Officials Assess Storm Damage To Determine Price Tag
By: Jocelyn Tovar, KARK 4 NEWS
Updated: January 4, 2013
FEMA officials put shoe leather to pavement Friday, alongside city of Little Rock Public Works Department workers.
"Trying to determine if there's any chance of getting federal or state assistance," said Eric Petty the Public Works Operation Manager. "Does it meet the threshold to receive some federal funding."
That threshold, he said, is a moving target that falls somewhere between 1.3 and 1.5 million dollars.
"Several folks had their vehicles smashed by the trees," said Nancy Wolverton. "There was extensive structural damage all through the area as you saw."
Wolverton expects Pulaski County to easily meet FEMA's disaster criteria.
"Money wise, I would say absolutely," Wolverton said.
Piles of tree limbs line her street in West Little Rock.
Public works will have to do multiple sweeps before they're all removed.
"It's definitely going to take several months," said Petty.
Wolverton said she was lucky her home had no damage, her neighbor's though was knocked in by two pine trees that used to stand tall in his front yard.
"A lot of them were scrub pine and probably needed to come down anyway," said Wolverton. "Just not like that!"
She said it's been a grass-roots effort to clean-up and that it's about time the city got some outside help.
The city of Little Rock encourages people to bring it to the city landfill at 10801 Ironton Cutoff.
It's open Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM -4:00 PM.
Garbage, yard waste, and construction and demolition debris, may be brought to the landfill for a fee.
Contact the Landfill Scale House at (501) 888-5806 for information and disposal fees.
Garbage, yard waste, and construction and demolition debris, may be brought to the landfill for a fee.
Contact the Landfill Scale House at (501) 888-5806 for information and disposal fees.
"Trying to determine if there's any chance of getting federal or state assistance," said Eric Petty the Public Works Operation Manager. "Does it meet the threshold to receive some federal funding."
That threshold, he said, is a moving target that falls somewhere between 1.3 and 1.5 million dollars.
"Several folks had their vehicles smashed by the trees," said Nancy Wolverton. "There was extensive structural damage all through the area as you saw."
Wolverton expects Pulaski County to easily meet FEMA's disaster criteria.
"Money wise, I would say absolutely," Wolverton said.
Piles of tree limbs line her street in West Little Rock.
Public works will have to do multiple sweeps before they're all removed.
"It's definitely going to take several months," said Petty.
Wolverton said she was lucky her home had no damage, her neighbor's though was knocked in by two pine trees that used to stand tall in his front yard.
"A lot of them were scrub pine and probably needed to come down anyway," said Wolverton. "Just not like that!"
She said it's been a grass-roots effort to clean-up and that it's about time the city got some outside help.
The city of Little Rock encourages people to bring it to the city landfill at 10801 Ironton Cutoff.
It's open Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM -4:00 PM.
Garbage, yard waste, and construction and demolition debris, may be brought to the landfill for a fee.
Contact the Landfill Scale House at (501) 888-5806 for information and disposal fees.
Garbage, yard waste, and construction and demolition debris, may be brought to the landfill for a fee.
Contact the Landfill Scale House at (501) 888-5806 for information and disposal fees.
