Monday’s Mt. Carmel City Council meeting was the first since the July 1st storm that knocked down more than 100 trees across the city and left many without power for days. Mayor Joe Judge said crews continue to clear the downed trees and limbs and the cleanup could take another month. He said officials were able to learn quite a bit from last year’s tornado that hit the city’s south end and implement with the response to this month’s storm…
During her report, Commissioner Susan Zimmerman commented on the cleanup efforts of city workers…
Zimmerman said the brush harbor has gone back to its’ normal schedule of being open Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays. She pointed out that the burning of brush is allowed only in fire pits and that stand alone brush fires are not allowed.
Judge also took time Monday to admonish onlookers who ventured out during the storm’s aftermath looking at the damage…
Judge recounted one instance of an ambulance being delayed in getting to its’ destination because of the glut of traffic on 4th Street from people simply out sightseeing.
WSJD Photo of July 1st storm.