"When someone calls, we threads are monitored for 48 hours after publication and then closed. "We've had lots of mutual aid in the last couple years and ongoing communication about who needs what," Bragaw said. It's work the Stonington three are used to. Private properties are using their own contractors for work, Chiaradio said, but the town continues to remove storm-related debris that residents place curbside. "It's been nonstop this month."Ī contractor assisted the town in clearing the roadways of sand the entire length of Atlantic Avenue, which once was covered by feet of sand, has been cleared. "We're plugging away to finish by deadline," Chiaradio said. After a certain time period, FEMA no longer reimburses the town for Sandy-related work, he said. and worked until 3 p.m., ridding the community's streets of brush, turning it into wood chips and transporting the chips to the Westerly transfer station.īut for Chiaradio, it's an incredible help as he races against a Federal Emergency Management Agency deadline to get work done. It's a normal work day, but in a different town, for the Stonington crew, which arrived at 7:30 a.m. "Even though we're still cleaning up, we knew there was a neighbor in need." "They had a lot of devastation down by Misquamicut, so we're just trying to help them out," he said. It's an offer of free help, too, which the hard-hit Westerly was more than happy to accept.įor Stonington Public Works Director Joe Bragaw, whose department has seen its fair share of cleanup work after the storm, it was an easy decision. But Stonington and Westerly, separated by a state line, have formed a special relationship. We've worked together on other projects, like bridge work, so we're familiar."Īlso helping in the cleanup were the Rhode Island towns of Lincoln, Johnston and North Providence. "The towns have a great working relationship, and I feel it starts right at the top with the selectmen and town manager. "We're very appreciative," said Peter Chiaradio, the Westerly superintendent of the Public Works Department. They'll be back there this morning - three men, a dump truck, a wood chipper and a pickup truck - for another work day. On Thursday, public works employees from Stonington helped further the effort, working a full day volunteering their time collecting brush and turning it into wood chips. Westerly - The Misquamicut Beach landscape is still dominated by large mountains of sand and large yellow equipment, but much progress has been made cleaning up the community in the month since Hurricane Sandy. Permits are for two (2) years and expire on January 31 in any even numbered year. Brookfield residents must purchase permits from the Brookfield Town Clerk. Transfer to the hotel and enjoy the remainder of the day at your leisure. Permits can be purchased at the Facility. Joe Ferraro, front, a Stonington Highway Department employee, works with employees from Westerly and Stonington Thursday as they clean up brush from Superstorm Sandy along Bayberry Road in the Misquamicut Beach area of Westerly. Transfer Station Permits: All vehicles entering the Facility are required to display a current transfer station permit.
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