Around $12.5 million in individual assistance has been paid out to Montgomery County residents as the county works to move over 1 million cubic feet of debris from roadways and private property, according to an update presented on July 23 to Montgomery County commissioners.
Two-minute impact
Jason Millsaps, executive director of the Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said there are 38 trucks moving debris out of the county as of the meeting. Millsaps said they are working to have 50 trucks in the county for debris removal by the end of the week, but cautioned that the process would still take several weeks to complete.
“We just ask for patience,” Millsaps said. “Today will be day eight. Essentially, in this process we’ve still got ten weeks of work, working seven days a week.”
- Estimated total debris: 1 million cubic yards
- Debris picked up: 132,552 cubic yards
