Press Release \/ photo courtesy of Canva<\/p>\n
City of Manhattan crews continue storm response efforts after severe overnight weather June 8th to 9th brought strong winds and heavy rain, causing flooding, downed trees and downed power lines across the community.<\/p>\n
Crews worked through the night to clear debris from major roadways. As of Tuesday morning, up to 30 roads remained blocked or partially obstructed. City officials said crews are focused on clearing streets and reopening roadways, and that work is expected to take several days.<\/p>\n
Tuesday morning, city officials made the decision to organize a citywide cleanup to help with storm debris. Once streets are cleared, crews will begin citywide cleanup efforts. Residents should place limbs and yard debris at the curb, similar to spring cleanup. Neighborhood debris collection is expected to begin Monday, June 15. The city will collect only limbs, branches and yard debris. Household waste and construction debris, including shingles, boards and fencing, will not be picked up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re finalizing plans for an effort similar to the annual Spring Cleanup,\u201d explained Public Works Director Brian Johnson. \u201cFor the remainder of this week, we\u2019ll focus on clearing streets. On Monday June 15, we\u2019ll start working our way through neighborhoods for those who have been able to get debris to the curb. This is the worst storm we\u2019ve seen in a while and we\u2019re asking for patience as crews continue working to get the roads open.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the week of June 22-26 city crews will launch a dedicated storm cleanup program with scheduled days and neighborhood zones similar to spring cleanup. This will give residents additional time to clear any remaining branches, limbs, and debris. The City will share an official map and details next week.<\/p>\n
The Flint Hills Volunteer Center (FHVC) can provide assistance with basic yard cleanup for people aged 55 and older who need help. They are not able to move large limbs or cut down trees. Information about requesting assistance or volunteering to help is available online at www.flinthillsvolunteercenter.com.<\/p>\n
FHVC Executive Director Brent Sigman explained \u201cWhile we will strive to find volunteers for everyone who reaches out, please know that we operate on volunteer availability and cannot guarantee every request will be fulfilled. We will do our absolute best to help as many people as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Residents should use extreme caution as limbs, debris and downed power lines remain hazardous. The Manhattan Fire Department has responded to more than 100 storm-related calls for service, mostly related to electrical fires and downed power lines. Reports of downed lines are still coming in. Please continue to use caution, do not drive through flooded roadways, and always assume downed power lines are energized. Anyone who sees a downed line should call 911.<\/p>\n
City staff will continue to share updates. For additional information, visit www.manhattanks.gov or follow the City of Manhattan\u2019s official communication channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Press Release \/ photo courtesy of Canva City of Manhattan crews continue storm response efforts after severe overnight…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":262865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-262864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}