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| Written by Robin Hixson | |||
| Friday, 19 June 2009 08:30 | |||
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When high winds battered the area earlier this week, Miami County Road and Bridge Director J.R. McMahon knew trees would be down across the county, so he took action. Contacting Deffenbaugh Industries, he obtained their agreement to temporarily drop the fee of $46 per ton for dumping at the county transfer station to $10 per ton for brush only. The minimum brush dumping charge will be $5. The company agreed to keep the brush rates at these levels until June 27. Miami County commissioners unanimously approved the agreement Wednesday. During the commission meeting, McMahon said county crews had to deal with many downed trees and washouts. “We started removing trees at 10 o’clock Monday night, and we’ve been doing it ever since,” he said. Once the brush is cleared, McMahon said, his personnel will move on to repair washed-out areas. County Administrator Shane Krull said the administration building had electrical and water problems caused by the storm. County Sheriff Frank Kelly reported on storm damage at the Miami County Courthouse and the Sheriff’s Office. “We had lightning strike our facility across the street, and it destroyed some of the laptops that we had,” he said. “I know at the courthouse, their fire alarm went off and ... it did something to one of the panels over there.” Kelly also said storm spotters’ wind gauges recorded 100 mile-per-hour winds in some places around the county during the tempest. “Forty-thousand residents were affected in four counties,” he said. “We sent a detective up yesterday with the (Kansas) Highway Patrol. They flew the area, and he looked at 25 to 35 barns, sheds and outbuildings that are destroyed.” The Building Codes Department will assess the damage for a report to the state. Kelly said Miami County set up a mobile command unit in storm-battered Drexel, Mo., from midnight Monday until 10 a.m. Tuesday, to help supply power to the fire station and community hall. Krull said Miami County Emergency Medical Services personnel provided mutual aid to that area. County residents should contact the Building Codes Department at (913) 294-4145 to report damages from the storm, Kelly said.
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