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The debris mission is being scheduled

Any flood related materials that citizens may want removed from the area must be separated into distinct categories.

FEMA requirements for separation of debris and damaged material are as follows:

- C & D piles – construction and demolition materials

- Green Waste Piles – tree limbs, branches and cuttings.

Please place the debris as the side of the road in a manner that is NOT blocking the roadway in anyway. The debris should be placed in the proper piles and also should be accessible for pick up with a grappling truck.

Important Information =

- Curfew has been lifted for all unincorporated areas of Orange County.

- Orange County Citizen’s Collection Station - Commissioners Court approved today to keep the Citizen’s Collection Station, 11265

FM 1442, Orange Texas 77632 open from 7 am to 6 pm every day until further notice. The fees are waived. Spoiled goods will be

accepted along with the following guidelines:

Acceptable Items - Metal, Cardboard, Paper Products, Household Waste, Construction, Demolition, and Appliances (without Freon)

Not Acceptable - Dead Animals, Commercial Waste, Appliances (with Freon) Brush or Vegetation, Propane Bottles, Paint,

Hazardous Waste, Tires, Batteries and Shingles

- Building permit fees have been waived by Commissioners Court.

- All non- emergency Orange County office, are closed until further notice due to damages from Hurricane Laura in many of the

County Buildings.

- The Disaster Declaration has been extended by Commissioner’s Court until September 30, 2020. At that time they will consider another extension.