HOLMES BEACH – The remaining hurricane-related vegetative yard debris stored at City Field is expected to be fully removed by Saturday, Jan. 11.
On Dec. 27, City Commissioner Carol Whitmore emailed Mayor Judy Titsworth and Public Works Superintendent Sage Kamiya inquiring when the accumulated vegetative yard debris would be removed from the city-owned City Field area. In her email, Whitmore noted several people asked her about the remaining debris.
In the email response she sent to Whitmore that day, Titsworth wrote, “The debris field is being chipped and moved. They have been working on it for over a week now.”
Titsworth’s email noted that Holmes Beach is not the only city with debris removal efforts still taking place.
On Dec. 30, Kamiya sent Titsworth and Whitmore an email that said, “We are estimating that grinding will be fully complete this week. Haul out starts on January 2nd and the contractor is expecting this be done by 1/11.”
On Jan. 2, Kamiya provided The Sun with some additional information about the vegetative yard debris collected from Holmes Beach residences and stockpiled at City Field to be ground down to a more manageable and transportable size.
“This step has now been completed. The next step is to haul it off the field to an approved location for final disposition. The city’s portion is complete once it is hauled off-Island. This is expected to start soon with an expected completion of 1/11,” Kamiya stated in his email.
On Jan. 3, Kamiya provided photos of the City Field debris area, taken that day by Digital and Media Strategist Matt McDonough.
