Plano, a city in North Texas, is on the verge of restoring its neighborhoods after a string of 'unprecedented' storms hit the area back in late May and early June. The fierce weather left a trail of over 1,000 downed trees and scattered debris vast enough to match what the city normally collects in a year. As reported by NBC 5, the city's environmental waste services department has gathered approximately 100,000 cubic yards of debris over eight weeks.
The cleanup efforts, which have been underway for nearly two months now, were given a boost by members of the local Rotary Club of Plano this past weekend. "The city's had a hard time getting it all cleaned up and it's just such a large amount of debris and that's what we are," John Priest, the club president, said, as per NBC 5 in a statement. The service club engaged in cutting down branches and collecting scattered fragments, adhering to their philosophy of spearheading special projects within the community.
According to The Dallas Express, a second and final sweep is currently in progress, aiming to pick up "any remaining large piles using claw trucks" and to clear other types of accumulation with regular collection trucks. Steve Funk from the City of Plano estimated that cleanup efforts are roughly two to three weeks away from completion, after which normal operations can resume.
