Columbia County is preparing to start its final pass of debris clean-up on Monday, Feb. 17.
The announcement came from County Manager Scott Johnson on Friday, Feb. 14. In a video posted to the Columbia County – GA Facebook, he said that over 3.5 million cubic yards have been removed.
“As of close of business today, Feb. 14, we will have completed what we are calling the first pass in Columbia County,” Johnson said. “Now what does that mean? It means we have touched every road in the county at least one time and it has taken us this long to do that. I realize that some of you didn’t get all your debris picked up the first time. We know that there are a lot of stumps, big logs and that sort of thing that are still out there.”
For those who feel that their roads haven’t been picked up and haven’t seen a truck, Johnson said to call 311 and let the county know.
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In the second pass, the county will focus on large logs, stumps and the last bit of eligible vegetative debris, Johnson said. This will also be the final pass. However, the county has run into some issues regarding items mixed in with the debris.
“We’ve had a few issues with (items mixed with the debris),” Johnson said. “One I wanted to bring to your attention is utility lines that may be mixed in with the right of way debris. If you have that in front of your house or you’ve seen that somewhere, we’re going to ask you to email utilitylines@columbiacountyga.gov. We’ll send someone out to see if it’s communication lines, if it’s power lines or whatever the case may be. It’s difficult to pick up that debris if we don’t determine that.”
Johnson reminded citizens that if there are orange markings on debris, it is not eligible for pick up. That means it will be the responsibility of the property owner. He added that if debris is added after the second pass has gone through, the county will not pick it up.
