[StBernard] New debris dropoff site opens in Chalmette

[Westley Annis]

New debris dropoff site opens in Chalmette

St. Bernard Parish residents can now bring such items as debris from new
construction work, tree-cuttings and trash to a free drop off site on Paris
Road in Chalmette, next to the Unified Recovery Group headquarters, a parish
news release said.

Parish President Henry "Junior'' Rodriguez said this should help residents
who are doing their own repairs because debris from new construction work
isn't eligible to be picked at residences and hauled away by the contracting
company removing storm debris for parish government.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency won't pay for hauling debris left
from new construction such as roofing material, sheetrock or lumber, the
news release said. Private contractors are expected to haul away their
leftover material. Only removal of storm-damaged debris can be reimbursed by
FEMA. 

The Paris Road site is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Commercial companies aren't eligible to bring items to the Paris Road site,
only residents.

Also, there are plans to eventually open a second drop-off point at the E.J.
Gore pumping station at Poydras where receptacles will be available for
placing items inside.