Debris is seen from a line of destroyed homes at the Willbrook subdivision in Cleveland, Tenn.CLEVELAND, Tenn. – A Baton Rouge, La., company was selected Monday to clear debris from the April 27 tornadoes.
Unified Recovery Group will begin clearing away the results of the storms later in the week.
Cleveland and Bradley County also selected a Texas company, True North, with a Tennessee office in Murfreesboro, as the debris-clearing monitor.
True North will document the removal and ensure the cleanup meets federal guidelines so that the county can be reimbursed 75 percent of the cost by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said Troy Spence, Bradley Emergency Management Agency director.
Residents must bring the debris to road sides, as cleanup crews cannot go onto private property. They also should sort the debris by categories, vegetative, construction (roofing and such) and appliances, officials said.