WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:02.065 Hey y'all , it's , uh , Colonel Brad 00:02.065 --> 00:03.842 Morgan here from the Wilmington 00:03.842 --> 00:05.842 District US Army Corps of Engineers 00:05.842 --> 00:05.760 providing you yet another update 00:05.760 --> 00:07.816 regarding debris removal here within 00:07.816 --> 00:09.871 Western North Carolina . Uh , so I'm 00:09.871 --> 00:11.927 standing outside here in the city of 00:11.927 --> 00:14.093 Asheville up on Web Cove Road where we 00:14.093 --> 00:15.982 just completed , uh , the private 00:15.982 --> 00:18.204 property debris removal from this house 00:18.204 --> 00:18.200 behind me , uh , so we're currently 00:18.200 --> 00:20.579 working . Uh , actively here within the 00:20.579 --> 00:22.635 city of Asheville , uh , in Buncombe 00:22.635 --> 00:24.523 County , we also have the private 00:24.523 --> 00:26.579 property debris removal and a lot of 00:26.579 --> 00:28.801 other locations . Those other locations 00:28.801 --> 00:31.023 we've started to do a right of entry or 00:31.023 --> 00:32.912 a private property debris removal 00:32.912 --> 00:34.912 packet collection process , uh , to 00:34.912 --> 00:37.190 where we're trying to reach out to you , 00:37.190 --> 00:39.301 the community for those that may have 00:39.301 --> 00:41.412 been impacted and need for us to come 00:41.412 --> 00:41.099 on and and pull some of this storm 00:41.099 --> 00:43.210 generated debris off of your lights . 00:43.210 --> 00:45.377 So we've got these sign up centers set 00:45.377 --> 00:47.543 up in Chimney Rock down in Lake Lure . 00:47.543 --> 00:49.655 We've also got them set up in a McDow 00:49.655 --> 00:51.821 County working to get them established 00:51.821 --> 00:54.043 uh as well in other counties to include 00:54.043 --> 00:56.099 Polk , Transylvania , Watauga and uh 00:56.099 --> 00:58.210 like the Allegheny as of today . What 00:58.210 --> 01:00.377 this mission entails is if there's any 01:00.377 --> 01:02.432 storm generated debris , uh , that's 01:02.432 --> 01:04.655 there on your lot , uh , you need to of 01:04.655 --> 01:06.877 course first sign up to request for the 01:06.877 --> 01:06.720 service and then from there uh we'll 01:06.720 --> 01:08.887 come out , uh , do a site assessment , 01:08.887 --> 01:11.109 take pictures off on your property of , 01:11.109 --> 01:12.831 of any of the storm related or 01:12.831 --> 01:15.053 hazardous debris , uh , whether it's uh 01:15.053 --> 01:16.942 a hanging tree , some type of . A 01:16.942 --> 01:19.164 leaning tree that's been impacted storm 01:19.164 --> 01:20.942 generated debris , construction 01:20.942 --> 01:23.109 demolition material , soil sediment or 01:23.109 --> 01:25.331 rocks that may have been washed uh onto 01:25.331 --> 01:25.139 your life from the storm . I will then 01:25.139 --> 01:27.680 characterize that , quantify that , uh , 01:27.690 --> 01:29.746 and then from there we'll get one of 01:29.746 --> 01:31.746 our contractors out to execute that 01:31.746 --> 01:33.857 work we still require a lot of , uh , 01:33.857 --> 01:35.690 support from you and getting the 01:35.690 --> 01:37.746 paperwork filled out and getting the 01:37.746 --> 01:37.379 accurate information that we're gonna 01:37.379 --> 01:39.490 need to fully complete that packet to 01:39.490 --> 01:41.712 include your insurance to include , you 01:41.712 --> 01:43.268 know , final validation and 01:43.268 --> 01:45.490 verification that you , uh , are indeed 01:45.490 --> 01:47.546 on . The deed for that that piece of 01:47.546 --> 01:49.601 property so it takes a little bit of 01:49.601 --> 01:51.657 time uh for us to work through , you 01:51.657 --> 01:53.490 know , dotting all those I's and 01:53.490 --> 01:55.490 crossing all those T's to get these 01:55.490 --> 01:57.490 completed but at the end of the day 01:57.490 --> 01:57.480 we're here we're ready . I look forward 01:57.480 --> 01:59.424 to being able to provide this this 01:59.424 --> 02:01.647 service and this capability and it also 02:01.647 --> 02:03.702 includes uh small businesses . So if 02:03.702 --> 02:05.536 you're a small business that was 02:05.536 --> 02:07.758 impacted by the storm , you can also go 02:07.758 --> 02:09.758 through this process . Uh , FEMA is 02:09.758 --> 02:11.647 authorized this under our mission 02:11.647 --> 02:14.279 assignment is also authorized this with 02:14.279 --> 02:16.720 its . Disaster specific guidance for 02:16.720 --> 02:18.442 this mission . Look forward to 02:18.442 --> 02:20.498 continuing to get this debris out of 02:20.498 --> 02:22.720 your lives and continue to help Western 02:22.720 --> 02:23.160 North Carolina recover . Thanks .