Cleanup efforts underway for Pleasant Farms after massive storm

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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Clean-up efforts are underway in Pleasant Farms after Tuesday morning's storms left many homes destroyed. Now Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett hopes to help those who suffered damages get back on their feet. He has declared a local state of emergency in hopes of getting access to more resources.
The Local Emergency Declaration will allow the County to help the residents in need. Those who need help cleaning up their property will have to fill out a form at the South Ector County Volunteer Fire Department.
'This came as a response when our team was out going around to all of the property and looking at the damage and some of those constitutes came to us and asked us for help,' Judge Fawcett said. 'We know typically under a typical County statute we do not have as a County have the ability to us taxpayer funds on private properties. But in these certain scenarios, if I do declare an emergency it then allows us to do so.'
The County leaders did an aerial assessment Tuesday to document the destruction of the area. So now they could begin helping with the cleanup efforts.
'We got our full crew out here,' Jeff Avery Public Works Director said. 'We got about 30 guys that are out here today.'
For all of the residents who live in Pleasant Farms and got some damage from the storm, if they need help, they must sign some paperwork to establish the need. Or you can call the office, and they will bring you the documents you need.
'You can also call, my office at [phone] press zero and Marcy will answer the phone.' Avery said.
Officials spent Tuesday surveying the damage and have a pretty good idea about how many people were impacted.
'So far, we have identified nine RVs that were completely destroyed,' Wes Carta director of environmental enforcement said. 'We have three mobile homes that were completely destroyed. And we got approximately 15 other structures that received some other type of damage.'
Commissioner Billy Hall represents the Pleasant Farms area, and he says he has been working hard and wants to help this area and the people.
'Now that we have all of the agency together, now it is just moving forward and now lets get this thing cleaned up,' commissioner Hall said.
The crew will continue to be out here until five today or if projects tale longer they will continue to help. This Emergency Declaration is limited to only seven days. At the Commissioner Court meeting on Tuesday, Commissioners can vote for for an extension in case they need more time.
County leaders said they have had 15 to 17 property requests for help so far.
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