It’s been exactly two weeks since Hurricane Ian made landfall. But some people in Oviedo are there for the long term. Huge piles of rubble line Turnberry Drive in the Twin Rivers community. For some, the damage was so severe that they had to leave their homes. Only recently has Liza Croud returned. She and her husband had to tear up their drywall after the unrelenting rains of a storm flooded their lake and the Little Econ River that flows behind it, flooding her Croud home. into her 9 inches. “It’s a mess.” Cloud had to throw out furniture, appliances, and plasterboard. But what she said hurts the most is losing her drawerful of memorabilia: “My wedding album, photos of my father, grandmother and mother,” she said. Across the street Carol Johnston was lucky as the floodwaters stopped in her yard. She said her heart goes out to her neighbors. “They are my friends,” she said. “I’ve been with these neighbors for her 20 years and it’s killing me.” I said I want to see “This is terrible because it can attract pests and rats,” she said. Megan Sladek, the girlfriend of Oviedo mayor, said the city is working in an orderly manner. “The volume is crazy. Please be patient. We’re all working hard, but think in weeks, not days,” she says. She said Oviedo won’t be returning to its normal pick-up schedule for some time, as the city is working with FEMA-approved contractors on logistics. One is a regular waste hauler, in a large unfolded bin. And then there’s the storm debris. Another category. And if we have a special contractor take it out and pick it up, we can get a refund from FEMA,” she explained. So when can residents expect the roads to be cleared? “The first cleanup is scheduled to occur within 30 days after the event. So Oviedo has 319 lane miles of road. ‘ said Sladek. “But we’re getting there. Progress.”
It’s been exactly two weeks since Hurricane Ian made landfall. But some people in Oviedo are there for the long term.
Huge piles of rubble line Turnberry Drive in the Twin Rivers community. For some, the damage was so severe that they had to leave their homes.
Only recently has Liza Croud returned. She and her husband had to rip out their drywall after the unrelenting rains of a storm flooded their lake and the Little Econ River that flows behind it. of 9 inches soaked.
“Right now we are just living in chaos,” she said. “It’s a mess.”
Cloud had to throw out furniture, some appliances and drywall. But what she said hurts the most is losing her drawerful of memorabilia.
“My wedding album. Photos of my father, grandmother and mother,” she said.
Across the street Carol Johnston was lucky as the floodwaters stopped in her yard. She said her heart goes out to her neighbors.
“They are my friends,” she said. “I’ve been with these neighbors for 20 years and it’s killing me.”
Now, two weeks after the storm, Johnston said he would like to see the city clear up the pile of debris in his neighborhood.
“This is terrible because it can attract pests and rats,” she said.
Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek said the city is working in an orderly fashion.
“The volume is crazy. Please be patient. We’re all working hard. But think in weeks, not days,” says Sladek.
She said Oviedo won’t be returning to its normal pick-up schedule for some time, as the city is working with FEMA-approved contractors on logistics.
“We have two different contractors working right now. And if we have a special contractor take it out and pick it up, we can get a refund from FEMA,” she explained.
So when can residents expect the streets to be clean?
“The first sweep is supposed to be done in the first 30 days after the event, which means Oviedo has 319 lane miles of road. “But we’re getting there. Progress.”
