Hurricane cleanup and debris removal progressing

A reader asked Oviedo Community News to find updates on hurricane cleanup in the area after Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene made landfall within the last month. They also asked about mosquito control, saying that the old debris was attracting the insects. 

OCN collected the following information: 

Winter Springs debris update 

• Waste Pro will collect bagged and binned yard waste on Wednesdays and Saturdays twice a week for the next two weeks. This began on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
   
• Large-scale, loose piled debris collection is handled by contractors through the city’s Federal Emergency Management Agency contractor, Crowder Gulf, which is currently collecting large-scale debris piles along both public and private rights-of-way. 
• Residents can use this debris map to track the pick-up effort. Use the legend icon (the first icon) in the top-right corner of the page to see what each color on the map indicates. 

“City staff diligently monitors this vendor’s progress to ensure they are upholding their contractual obligations to the city and that the full restoration of our community is done efficiently and thoroughly,” Winter Springs spokesperson Matthew Reeser said. 

Oviedo debris update

• Oviedo’s contractor is 40% done picking up vegetative debris in the city. After that’s complete, the contractor will pick up construction and demolition debris. City officials said they do not have a date when the contractors will move through specific neighborhoods or streets. 
• As of Oct. 28, the contractor has removed 14 loads, or 677 cubic yards of debris daily for a total of 133 loads, or 5,582 cubic yards. 

• Oviedo spokesperson Lisa McDonald said the city’s Facebook and Nextdoor pages are continuously being updated on this matter. 

“We ask that our residents please be patient as there is a lot of debris for the haulers to pick up as remnants from Helene and Milton,” McDonald said, adding that residents can also bring their debris to the Public Works Yard at 1655 Evans Street at no charge.

Seminole County Debris update

According to county officials, haulers are working seven days a week to pick up the debris from the two hurricanes. 

They did not provide details but county spokesperson Andrea Wontor said: “…we do ask for patience in picking up every neighborhood as this could take several weeks.”

Mosquito control information

Mosquito control for Seminole County, including the cities of Oviedo and Winter Springs, are provided by the county. Residents can submit a request for service online, call 407-665-5542 or email mosquito@seminolecountyfl.gov. 

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