Final Sweep

Bodden Town and George Town residents are reminded that they only have until Friday, 18 February, to utilize MC Restoration’s debris collection effort; cleanup crews will complete their third and final pass of these districts over the next two weeks.

A second round of cleaning is currently underway in the districts of North Side and East End. The public in all areas under clean up is reminded to place sorted debris on the side of the road for collection. MC will not enter private premises unless special arrangements are made.

“Major cleanup operations in West Bay have ceased, although there are a few specific locations remaining where residents have called in to report debris being placed for collection,” said CIRO Operation Manager Mark Scotland.

CIRO has also arranged for MC Restoration to collect debris piles that have accumulated in empty lots in some neighbourhoods. “Where debris has been waiting for collection for some time, we found that people started to use empty lots as dumping sites,” said Mr Scotland. “These piles will be removed once it has been verified that they come from homes and not from commercial establishments, condos or apartments.” Commenting on other voiced concerns, Mr. Scotland said: “Also, crews may be seen passing through an area but leaving debris behind. This may be because those crews are collecting the debris in ‘sorted order,’ for instance removing plant material first and metal debris second.”

MC Restoration was contracted to collect and process 300,000 cubic yards of debris; to date, approximately 200,000 cubic yards has been collected. “In terms of time it will take another three weeks to collect the remaining 100,000 cubic yards,” said Mr. Scotland.