U.S. Army Corps of Engineers preparing for final pass in Calhoun County

MORGAN — With the concurrence of Calhoun County officials, the first pass of picking up debris generated by Hurricane Michael in the county was completed on Wednesday. Residents are now asked to prepare for the final pass, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said.

“In anticipation of the second pass, which starts (Thursday), residents should place any storm-generated debris along the side of the roadway before the morning of the county’s scheduled start date for the second and final pass,” a news release from the Corps said.

Officials said about 70 percent of the debris was collected on the first pass. After assessment the Corps, along with Georgia Emergency Management Agency, Homeland Security and FEMA, the conclusion was that a second pass would be sufficient to collect the remaining vegetative debris under the mission assignment’s scope of work caused by Hurricane Michael.

“This mission assignment does not include agricultural debris. Therefore the second pass will be the final pass,” the Corps said.

Under the FEMA’s debris mission assignment, the Corps contractors have removed more than 44,000 cubic yards of debris from Calhoun.

Jennifer Parks