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Central Florida still dealing with removal of Hurricane Irma debris

By Karen Parks, WFTV.com
By Karen Parks, WFTV.com
According to Channel 9 certified meteorologist Brian Shields, the amount of debris left behind by Hurricane Irma is more than crews in Orlando would normally pick up in more than four years.
It’s no wonder, then, that residents are still struggling to clean up yards and streets and get the storm debris removed from properties in the city.
Two weeks after Irma hit, an Orange County spokesperson said debris pickup routes were still being worked out and the timing of removal will likely depend on the amount of material being removed.
Contractor David Whitener believes it will take months to remove all the debris left by the storm.
“Christmas,” he said. “I think all the way to Christmas.”
There are things a property owner can do to help speed along the process, Whitener said.
“Don’t put (the debris) beside a concrete driveway (and) don’t put it beside a fire hydrant or your mailbox or under power lines,” he said.

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Karen Parks

Karen Parks, WFTV.com

Karen Parks is a reporter at WFTV.

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