The Knox Board of Public Works heard an update on clean up efforts from recent storm damage during their meeting Wednesday.
City of Knox Street Superintendent Jeff Borg announced his department had 92 dump truck loads of debris cleaned up from the storm. It was noted they had finished their clean up effort on Tuesday. City of Knox Mayor Dennis Estok thanked the street department for their effort in cleaning up the debris swiftly. He stated the work that went in last week can not go unnoticed.
In a previous story, Starke County Highway Department crews were also continuing their efforts in cleaning up debris on county roads, along with the county’s firefighters, Starke County EMS personnel, Starke County EMA, NIPSCO and REMC workers.
Starke County Highway Superintendent Rachel Oesterreich told WKVI News, the department received nearly 100 calls of road hazards from the storm experienced last week.
