UPDATES TO STORM NEWS from Beltrami County EM

FROM THE CITY OF BEMIDJI:

· City Crews have begun picking up storm debris for residents.
Please be advised that once City crews have been through your
neighborhood, they will not be returning. Do NOT rake debris onto
the City Street as this will clog our stormwater catch basins.

· CITY OF BEMIDJI EXTENDED DAYS FOR DEBRIS SITE: The City of
Bemidji has extended the use of the Rako Street site to drop off tree
branches, leaves but NO ROOT BALLS AND NO OTHER DEBRIS.

o Monday, July 16 thru Friday, July 20 – 4:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m.

o Saturday, July 21 - Noon – 4:00 on Saturday (change to earlier notice)

o YOU MUST BRING PROOF you live in the City limits.

· Diamond Point Park is CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. The
City of Bemidji requests that all residents stay out of the park.

· PARK CLEAN UP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Call Tina at 218-308-3780
or tina.hanke@ci.bemidji.mn.us

FROM BELTRAMI COUNTY Emergency Management:

-Employees from Home Depot have graciously volunteered
their services as a work crew today and are assigned to those on the
top of our list who are in need of assistance.

- Volunteers from the Beltrami County Emergency Operations
Team have been volunteering this week as traffic control at the
Diamond Point park clean up and also will be on hand at the City
Compost site. To the man on the bicycle who almost ran down one of our
volunteers, shame on you!! We ask that the public respect the work
that is being down and watch for volunteers who are there to help. Use
caution please.

-We are working on having more volunteer crews come in
from around the state to assist those citizens that remain in need of
help. Stay tuned for more.