Grove Officials to Meet With FEMA
Grove City Manager Bill Galletly and city staffers will meet with representatives of FEMA on Thursday to discuss what aid the government agency can give to Grove towards a massive cleanup effort as a result of January's ice storm.
"We are talking months, not days, to get this city cleaned of thousands of tons of tree debris," Galletly told the Council at its regular meeting Tuesday night. The city has been divided into 12 zones for pickup of debris from resident's yards, which must be cut and carried to the street side. One zone has already been completed with zones 2 and 3 to be finished in a few weeks.
FEMA will pay 75% of the city's cost to hire outside crews to come in and clean out the debris but the city wants to make sure what monies it will receive and what the rules are. The city would have to pay 25% of the cost and determine if that is more expensive than using its own employees.
Grove currently has two chipper crews and one loading crew working nearly full time on the project. Several residents expressed displeasure at the waiting time and one even wanted to know if FEMA would come on his property and remove the debris.
The matter was tabled by Council until Thursday's meeting with FEMA.
"We are talking months, not days, to get this city cleaned of thousands of tons of tree debris," Galletly told the Council at its regular meeting Tuesday night. The city has been divided into 12 zones for pickup of debris from resident's yards, which must be cut and carried to the street side. One zone has already been completed with zones 2 and 3 to be finished in a few weeks.
FEMA will pay 75% of the city's cost to hire outside crews to come in and clean out the debris but the city wants to make sure what monies it will receive and what the rules are. The city would have to pay 25% of the cost and determine if that is more expensive than using its own employees.
Grove currently has two chipper crews and one loading crew working nearly full time on the project. Several residents expressed displeasure at the waiting time and one even wanted to know if FEMA would come on his property and remove the debris.
The matter was tabled by Council until Thursday's meeting with FEMA.
posted by Editor | 1:58 AM
2 Comments:
3 million or 13 million dollar pools, 100 page studies, secret meetings, and drafts of projects that only Jim Mills has access. I asked a counciman the other day about this and he stated he had no idea what the Blue Ribbon Committee was up to. So much for elected leaders!
Our City Hall is open to any reporter who seeks the news. The words "Executive Session" light a fire in our belly; we do not believe in them except in special circumstances such as personnel matters or in cases where public exposure might ruin a potential business deal. We also abhor the vague Oklahoma Open Meetings Law which gives attorneys the opportunity to cause havoc over the vagueness of the law.
Said reader has hit the nail on the head. This is why we started this "little newsletter" nearly two years ago, to get the news "out there" for all to read with not a penny of revenue, for even the councilman who is uninformed. All anyone need do is ask questions. Your Editor.
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