Hurricane Season 2018: Clean and Cut Program
By: Michael Demyan
After Subtropical Storm Alberto passed by South Florida, it is a big reminder that hurricane season officially begins on June 1 and Boca Raton is responding by offering special bulk and vegetation pickup during the next month.
It is being named the Clean and Cut Program and is meant to get residents prepared for any severe weather during the upcoming summer months. Many who have experienced hurricanes and tropical storms before know that they can sometimes only get mere days of warning before the storms hits, so it is always a good idea to keep trees and shrubs trimmed.
When Hurricane Irma hit the state in September of last year, many residents made last minute preparations by cutting trees, doing tree removal in ct, and cleaning. The City of Boca Raton and the rest of South Florida were not ready for the large amount of debris that needed to be picked up in the days leading up to the storm.
Numerous homes around Palm Beach County were even left with dangerous debris still left outside as the high winds tore through the state. After a hurricane ravages a community, a lot of homeowners and commercial establishment owners may need to consider hiring a professional roofer for any residential or commercial roof repair and roofing replacement job to fix their damaged roofs.
“Once Irma was headed our way, residents began cleaning out garages and trimming trees to secure their properties,” Municipal Services Director Dan Grippo said. “The sheer volume of debris just overwhelmed the system. It got to the point where we couldn’t pick up because we had nowhere to dump the debris. Residents were frustrated, and we knew we had to help get them prepared earlier this year.”
The additional bulk and vegetation pickup will be free for all residents within the city limits and will be scheduled to happen on various Wednesdays and Saturdays, depending on the resident’s normal pickup day.
For those who have normal pickup on Mondays the extra vegetation pickup will be on June 2, while the extra bulk pickup will be on June 6. Normal Tuesday pickups will have extra days on June 9 and June 13. June 16 and June 20 will be the extra days for normal Thursday pickups, while those who have normal pickups on Fridays will get their extra days on June 23 and June 27.
For extra preparation during this year’s hurricane season, visit the Boca Raton Tribune’s must-have hurricane supplies guide, which we compiled last year as Hurricane Irma approached the state, by clicking here.
