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9 Investigates: Delayed debris removal prevents woman from repairing roof after Irma

ORLANDO, Fla. — A disabled Orange County woman is still waiting for huge debris piles to be cleared in front of her home more than a month after Hurricane Irma.

Cheryl Stone told 9investigates that contractors can’t move equipment around the piles to begin repairs on her home.

“Enough is enough. It's been a month now,” she said.

Read: Hurricane Irma: Debris litters Orange County neighborhoods one month later

Stone lived along the cul de sac at the intersection of Oak Forest and Pleasant Oak Drive—but has been in a hotel since Irma after the tree that sits chopped in front of her home fell through her roof.

“I can't stay with friends with the wheelchair. I'm paraplegic because of polio as a kid and I can't get into people's houses,” she said.

Watch: Hurricane Irma: Contractor pay slowing down storm debris removal process

A roofer told Stone that he couldn’t fit a dumpster through her driveway to do repairs until the debris from the tree is removed.

“I can tell from you this experience, for the first time in my life, I feel disabled. I don't understand that feeling; I've never had it before,” she said.

Read: Central Florida still dealing with removal of Hurricane Irma debris

9investigates learned there have been 883 calls into 311 about debris since the hurricane came through.

But unless debris are blocking a roadway, it’s not considered a “high priority.”

Read: Officials say Irma debris could linger in Florida for months

After Channel 9’s Karla Ray started asking questions, county officials said Stone’s debris would be picked up Friday.

Ahead on WFTV Channel 9 at 5—>

Posted by Karla Ray on Thursday, October 12, 2017
Karla Ray

Karla Ray, WFTV.com

Karla Ray anchors Eyewitness News This Morning on Saturday and Sundays, and is an investigative reporter for the 9 Investigates unit.