Updated – Parks Reopening Information
Cedarock Park will reopen on Saturday, March 22 at 8:00 AM, but all trails will remain closed.
Shallow Ford Natural Area will reopen on Saturday March 22 at 8:00 AM, but the Homestead Trail will remain closed.
March 13 – UPDATED Parks Closed List
Due to ongoing issues with weather damage, the following Alamance County Parks Department facilities are closed to the public until further notice due to ice storm damage: Cedarock Park, Shallow Ford Natural Area.
ALAMANCE COUNTY POST WINTER STORM INFORMATION UPDATE
ALAMANCE COUNTY POST WINTER STORM INFORMATION UPDATE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
In the wake of a recent winter storm which caused severe damages to personal property and businesses throughout Alamance County, the Office of Emergency Management offers the following information for its residents;
- Debris Clean-up
- A pair of groups has arrived in the County to assist in debris clean-up. Mainly focusing on the elderly, uninsured or those who are unable to handle debris for themselves, Samaritan’s Purse and NC Baptist Men are offering to assist qualifying residents at no charge.
- Samaritan’s Purse representatives can be contacted at Fellowship Baptist Church; 336-227-6176.
- NC Baptist Men have established a base at First Baptist Church in Mebane. They can be reached at 828-461-1631.
- Damage Assessment
- The Office of Emergency Management is currently receiving assistance from the Amateur Radio Emergency Services in collecting data of residential structural damage cost incurred by the storm.
- We encourage residents that received structural damages, and haven’t already reported those, to contact our office; 336-570-4090 or 336-570-4091.
The Office of Emergency Management continues to assess damages in cooperation with state and federal emergency officials, and will continue to update residents and the media as additional information becomes available.
Follow-up media questions can be directed to:
David Leonard, Alamance County Emergency Management Coordinator, 336-227-1365 or
Kirk Puckett, Emergency Management Coordinator, Alamance County Sheriff’s Department, 336-266-4108.
NCDOT Working on Debris Cleanup Plan for Orange, Alamance and Guilford Counties
For Immediate Release
date:March 11, 2014
contact:Steve Abbott
swabbott@ncdot.gov
(919) 707-2660
NCDOT Working on Debris Cleanup Plan for Orange, Alamance and Guilford Counties
Raleigh – The N.C. Department of Transportation is developing a plan to clean up debris along state-maintained roads in Orange, Alamance and Guilford counties, the areas hardest hit by last week’s icy winter storm.
Department crews continue to clear any debris that may have fallen onto state-maintained roads, cutting up trees and branches and pushing them off to the side of the roadway. The pickup of that debris, as well as the vegetation debris residents who live along those roads place beside the roadway will be handled by contractors.
NCDOT staff is determining a cost estimate of the cleanup effort so it can award an emergency contract for debris removal. The Governor’s State of Emergency declaration last week enables NCDOT to waive the usual contract bidding process, which would take several weeks.
Once a contract is awarded, which could be by late next week, a schedule for debris pickup will be set.
In order to expedite pickup, residents in the three counties who live on state-maintained roads are asked to place debris along the side of the roadway as soon as possible. Do not place debris in travel lanes or in areas where it will block drainage or reduce visibility for motorists and pedestrians.
Please keep the following in mind while collecting debris for removal.
• Check your homeowners insurance as often debris cleanup is covered by insurance and arrangements for its collection would be handled by the insurance company;
• NCDOT will only collect vegetation debris such as trees and limbs; and
• Property owners are asked to cut storm-related vegetation debris into five- or six-foot pieces, if possible.
March 11 – UPDATED Parks Closed List
Due to ongoing issues with weather damage, the following Alamance County Parks Department facilities are closed to the public until further notice due to ice storm damage: Cedarock Park, Shallow Ford Natural Area, Altamahaw Paddle Access.
As of March 11th Great Bend Park will be open 8am to 6pm
March 10 Updated Closed Parks List
Due to ongoing issues with weather damage, the following Alamance County Parks Department facilities are closed to the public until further notice due to ice storm damage: Cedarock Park, Shallow Ford Natural Area, Altamahaw Paddle Access.
On March 11, Great Bend Park will be open from 8am-6pm.
Parks Closed Until Further Notice
The following Alamance County Parks Department facilities are closed to the public until further notice due to ice storm damage: Cedarock Park, Shallow Ford Natural Area, Altamahaw Paddle Access, Great Bend Park, Glencoe Paddke Access, Great Alamance Creek Paddle Access, Saxapahaw Lake Paddle Access, Saxapahaw Mill Race Paddle Access.