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Knoxville Helping Residents With Storm Clean-Up
The City of Knoxville, like many other area communities, has been pummeled recently with summer storms and the city council is trying to lend a hand to residents to help them clean-up.

Knoxville Mayor Terry Pool Monday night told the council about specific guidelines that are in place to help residents get rid of some of the debris left behind by the storms.

Pool says beginning this week, yard waste trucks will pick up storm refuse since he says people shouldn't be held responsible for the damage the storm may have done to trees on their property.

Pool tells WGIL there are some regulations in place related to picking up the debris.

"A lot of people are having a hard time getting their tree limbs down to the tree disposal area by the cemetery. They don't have a truck or whatever to get it down there, so I thought instead of making them buy a sticker from the city for every bundle of limbs that they have we'd waive that for the next two weeks and just haul it down there ourself if they have it bundled and according to the guidelines on the yard waste sticker."

Knoxville residents will have four chances to place their storm debris out for pick-up. Pool says Friday this week, as well as Tuesday and Friday next week, and the following Tuesday will be the only designated days residents won't need a sticker to place on the refuse.
07 07 09 by Newsroom
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