For Immediate Release
Contact: : Lauren Hames 407-246-3106

CITY OF ORLANDO TO CLOSE
CITIZEN DEBRIS DROP-OFF SITE

Debris removal hotline still available for reports of storm debris

ORLANDO, FL (December 17, 2004) – The City of Orlando will close its last citizen debris drop off site this Sunday, December 19, 2004, at 6 p.m.

The remaining drop-off site is at the Citrus Bowl, on South Street just west of Orange Blossom Trail.

Citizens can still call the City’s debris removal hotline, 407-246-2314, with debris questions and to report the location of storm debris from hurricanes. Each case will be evaluated for possible assistance under FEMA's rules. The line will be answered by City staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on holidays and after normal business hours, calls to the hotline will be answered by a voicemail system. The line currently averages about 180 calls a day.

Damage from the hurricanes produced an estimated 300,000 cubic yards of wood chips. The vast majority of these chips will be recycled as a fuel source, commercial compost ingredient or for dirt parking lot/road stabilization.

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