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Winter Storm Page 1 of 1 Home Services GIS Departments __N__e__w__s E _m_pl_o_ym e__n_t_ _O_t_hers FAQ Cabarrus County extends free debris disposal Because of the extensive damage following the recent w~nter storm, the Cabarrus County Landfill is extending the period ~t wall accept yard debris at no charge to residents through the end of January. Tins is a one-month extension winch wall give residents more t~me as they continue clean up efforts, according to Interim County Manager John Day The free dxsposal of yard debris runs untd Friday January 31. According to Day, "The county comm~ssxoners are very empathetic to the phght of county resxdents, many of whom have been wctlms of the economm down-mm They wanted to extend the flee d~sposal because many people have not yet fmtshed cleaning their property" Tree hmbs, shrubs and other types of fohage damaged in the storm may be taken to the Cabarrus County Landfill between. 8am and 5pm, Monday through Friday, and 8am to 2pm on Saturdays. It is located at 4441 Irish Potato Road, between Old Salisbury road and Gold Hill road ~n Concord. The fee waiver apphes to all residents, but will also cover contractors Inred by residents to haul away debris The issue of debris in roadways has been problem as well. For the umncorporated areas of the county, the Department of Transportation will be p~clang up debris from the shoulder of the road on January 1, according to Gene Smith with the Department of Transportation [DOT] Ttus only applies to residences along a state maintmned road County residents on private drives will have to take debris to the nearest state road and leave ~t on the shoulder there, according to DOT officials Smith adds, that they will also pick up debris blocking state roads at anytime they receive a call The DOT phone number is at (704) 435-9316 Unhke many c~t~es, Cabarrus County does not prowde roadside collection of yard waste "Because Cabarrus County does not prowde roadside debris collection as a normal operation, the Federal Emergency Management Adm~mstratlon [FEMA] wdl not retrnburse us for the cost of such work," says Pubhc Safety Servmes Director, Mike Downs. "W~thout reimbursement, the expense of hiring clean-up crews to remove yard waste result:ng fi.om the ice storm ~s just too great," he adds. According to Downs, another alternative available to mt~zens is burmng They may bum organic yard waste fi.om their own property A burmng permit ~s reqmred from the NC Forestry Dept, according to county fire marshal, Bobby Smith / -13 http//www.co cabarrus.nc.us/Pages/News/NewsRelease/Debns123102 html 1/16/2003