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FLOOD INFORMATION UPDATE
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
For the latest information on roads and disaster assistance, please visit:
www.DouglasCountyEMA.com.
Douglas County Debris Removal
Douglas County and West Georgia Waste are placing dumpsters in community locations - not at individual houses - with the location assistance of FEMA.
If you need assistance in debris removal, call the Cedar Mountain Landfill at 770.920.4937, extension 105.
The Cedar Mountain Landfill will be open 7 days a week from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. through Saturday, October 17th, to accept debris from the flood at no charge to Douglas County residents (proof of address required), residential customers only (commercial disposal not eligible).
The Cedar Mountain Landfill is located on Cedar Mountain Road northwest of Douglasville. Cross the railroad tracks at Rose Avenue/Hudson's BBQ, make an immediate right, then an immediate left on to Chicago Avenue. Continue for 3.8 miles (Chicago Avenue changes its name to Cedar Mountain Road) and the landfill will be on your right.
Remember that we have a recycling center at the Landfill!
City of Douglasville Debris Removal
For City residents, the City Sanitation Department will pick up items damaged as a result of the flooding. If you live within the City limits and have water-damaged items, contact the City Sanitation Department at 770.920.3005 or e-mail to sanitation@ci.douglasville.ga.us.
City of Douglasville Road Updates:
www.ci.douglasville.ga.us
Douglas County Road Updates:
www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com
New Openings:
Capps Ferry Road Bridge over the Chattahoochee River
Pool Road between Berea Road and Post Road
Free Assistance
- For help with debris clearing, re-building, removing belongings, call the United Methodist Church Disaster Relief Help Desk at 678.533.1443.
- For help getting the mud out of your house, call Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief at 1-800-460-6881.
- Affected residents can call 211 or 678.623.2859 for local assistance from United Way agencies and volunteer groups registering with United Way. Volunteer organizations can also call 678.623.2859 to donate time, labor, materials and money.
Contractors
There is no such thing as a FEMA construction contractor. FEMA provides funds to individual homeowners and businesses to help recover but does not hire contractors. Beware of people representing themselves as FEMA contractors. Get their "business" card and report them to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department at 770.949.5656.
Please use Douglas County contractors and businesses for your repairs. Check them out with the Better Business Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, or the County. If you use a local business, then you know where to find them if you have problems later on. Out-of-town contractors will be long gone.
Call the Sheriff's Office
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office asks that you call them at 770.949.5656 to report anyone seen looting any damaged home or any suspicious people or activity in Douglas County, particularly in the flood-damaged areas.
Volunteers Needed to Read to Children Thursday
To assist with early literacy efforts and to get books into the hands of children, United Way is partnering with Jumpstart to read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to over 70 pre-school and elementary school classrooms in Douglas County this Thursday, October 8th. To volunteer to read in a school this Thursday, please call the United Way of Douglas County at 678.623.2861 or e-mail hnutter@unitedwayatlanta.org.
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