Contractors join forces to tackle tornado debris
ST. LOUIS – Since the devastating tornado struck, some of the biggest names in construction have come together to clean up storm debris and move forward in the recovery. Enter the Greater St. Louis Tornado Recovery Effort.
'There's a lot going on,' Rick Moeckel, Clayco executive vice president, said. 'This right here is the path. Over 10,000 structures were impacted; 80% of those were inhabited. You had debris everywhere. So, the first thing we started with was debris removal.'
The list is long; from Alberici Constructors, Fred Weber, Spire, McCarthy, Goodwin Brothers, Paric, TW Constructors, Cass, Musick, Paradigm, Hillsdale, Tarlton, Keeley, Arco, Millstone Weber, all gathering in the Urban League parking lot and heading out each day into the community since Saturday, May 17.
'Devil in the Ozarks' escapes north Arkansas prison
'Maybe you had 10 pieces of equipment and 10 people,' Moeckel said. 'By Thursday, that number grew and grew, and we were at 150 people Thursday and Friday, with 40 pieces of equipment and 25 trucks and really making a dent.'
A Greater Ville resident said they need quality contractors and bricklayers to fix what can be fixed and rebuild what can't, so residents can move on emotionally.
'The thing that I've been most impressed with is that everyone is just ready to jump in,' Moeckel said. 'We're working on figuring this thing out and it's been almost seamless in a way. It's been kind of this one team, one love for the city push.'
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