Cleanup Continues After Storms
By Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas
Apr. 12–North Texas continued cleaning up after Wednesday’s and Thursday’s storms.
Johnson County
The storm that pounded North Texas early Thursday morning caused about $25 million in damage in the county, where a tornado skipped along a 4-mile stretch west of Lillian, officials said Friday.
Six homes and two businesses were destroyed, 22 homes were significantly damaged, and 18 had minor damage, emergency management coordinator Gerald Mohr said.
The county is waiting for more information before possibly seeking a state disaster declaration, County Judge Roger Harmon said.
Electricity
Nearly 20,000 Oncor customers were without electricity Friday, Oncor officials said. Most were in Tarrant County, said Oncor spokesman Chris Schein.
Oncor officials said they expect to focus resources on Tarrant County today and get power restored to most customers tonight.
Debris pickup
Some area cities have set up debris programs to help residents clear trees and branches from their property and streets. Most allow residents to set out debris along the curb for pickup, provided that limbs are cut to certain lengths, often no more than 4 feet. Programs include:
Bedford
Residents can drop off debris behind the Meadowpark parking lot, in back of the Kroger shopping center on Harwood Road.
They can schedule a pickup with Allied Waste at 817-332-7301 or Mirenda Walden with the city at 817-952-2107.
Colleyville
The city’s waste hauler, IESI, will pick up storm debris April 19.
Items should be on the curb by 7 a.m. that day.
Storm debris should be cut in 15-foot lengths and weigh no more than 100 pounds.
Large debris does not have to be bundled, but small debris should be in boxes, bags or trash cans.
Storm debris should not be mixed with regular trash during the usual pickup days. Any items set out on regular pickup days must conform to the regular rules, with items cut to 4-foot lengths.
The city will cover the cost the April 19 pickup. Information: 817-503-1111.
Euless
Loose brush can be picked up for a fee of $30 for 1 to 5 cubic yards; $75 for 6 to 10 cubic yards; $135 for 10 to 15 cubic yards; and other rates for larger quantities. Call Allied Waste Services at 817-332-7301, ext. 7. Five cubic yards is about 8 feet in diameter and about 4 feet high.
Residents can drop off debris from noon to 4 p.m. today at the Allied Transfer Station, 6200 Elliott Reeder Road in Fort Worth. Household hazardous waste will not be accepted. Proof of residency required.
Fort Worth
Residents who can prove they live in Fort Worth with a driver’s license or recent water bill can use city drop-off stations open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The stations are at 2400 Brennan Ave., 5150 Martin Luther King Freeway and 6260 Old Hemphill Road. Information: 817-392-3279 or www.fortworthgov.org/dem.
Hurst
Residents can drop off trees and limbs at these places:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m., through April 19 at the east parking lot of Hurst Community Park, 601 Precinct Line Road. Entrance is on Oakwood Drive. Proof of residency required.
Noon to 2 p.m. today, Allied Transfer Station, 6200 Elliott Reeder Road in Fort Worth. Household hazardous waste will not be accepted.
7 a.m. to noon April 19, April 26 and May 3, Belaire Shopping Center on Pipeline Road. Proof of residency required.
Information: 817-788-7001.
North Richland Hills
Storm debris and other unwanted bulky items can be left today at the Tarrant County College Northeast Campus, 828 Harwood Road, in the city’s annual Spring Community Clean Up. The drop-off area will be by the tennis courts in Parking Lot E. Proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or a water bill, will be required, and only one load per address will be allowed.
Residents can also go to the landfill in north Arlington at 800 Mosier Valley Road. Landfill hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The cost is $6 for a pickup, and proof of North Richland Hills residency is required.
Information: Duncan at 817-317-2450 or www.nrhtx.com.
Staff writers Martha Deller and Mitch Mitchell contributed to this report.
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