The city of East Ridge continues cleanup efforts after seven days of flooding in the area. The city is working with state and federal officials to request federal disaster assistance and to put together a comprehensive cleanup effort.
A preliminary assessment of the damage has shown that approximately 232 homes and 28 businesses have been impacted by the flooding.
The East Ridge Public Works Department has a street sweeper working to clean the streets of debris and sediment. Once the sweeping is complete, the city will be spreading lime to mitigate contamination from a possible sewage overflow. The city is also placing dumpsters in locations throughout the affected areas for residents to place water-damaged items.
Dumpsters will be placed at the following locations:
Spring Valley Road
Swope Drive at Oakdale Avenue
Pleasant Street at Connell Street
Connell Street at West End Avenue
Springvale Park
Sunny Dell Circle
Wentworth Avenue at the dead end
6000 block of Wentworth Avenue
Welworth Avenue at Yale Street
000 block of Welworth Avenue
Hurst Street at the dead end
North Smith at McCall Road
In addition to these locations, Monday through Thursday residents can bring damaged goods to the Hamilton County Transfer Station located on Yale Street behind Parkridge East Hospital.
On Saturday and Sunday residents are asked to bring items to the East Ridge brush disposal area also located on Yale Street.
Garbage will be picked up as normally scheduled thoughout the city. Only normal household garbage should be placed in the large blue garbage cans. Flood-damaged items should be placed in the dumpsters.
Camp Jordan is closed due to the high water. Once the water recedes and crews are able to address any safety concerns, the park will be reopened.
The city’s chief building official and fire marshal are also working with the Electric Power Board to restore power to businesses and homes. Inspections have to be made at each location to ensure that it is safe for power to be restored.