City expedites contract for up to $1M expense for storm debris removal

Residents and businesses asked to leave fallen limbs, sawed up trees, etc. safely on right of ways of streets

A crew with Coleman's Lawn & Pressure Washing Service discards a load of storm debris at the solid waste station on Cypress Lake Road as Statesboro and Bulloch County continue to cope with the effects of Hurricane Helene on Tuesday, Oct. 1. (SCOTT BRYANT/staff)

Helene cleanup — A crew with Coleman's Lawn & Pressure Washing Service discards a load of storm debris at the solid waste station on Cypress Lake Road as Statesboro and Bulloch County continue to cope with the effects of Hurricane Helene on Tuesday, Oct. 1. (SCOTT BRYANT/staff)

Under an emergency provision of the city's purchasing policy, Statesboro City Council on Tuesday morning approved a no-bid contract to spend up to $1 million with Southern Disaster Recovery, or SDR, for removal of storm debris from right of ways of Statesboro's streets.

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