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From the City of Omaha
Storm Damage Clean up
CITYWIDE CURBSIDE DEBRIS COLLECTION (Updated August 5)
Curbside collection of tree debris will begin Thursday August 8 to allow more time for residents to get storm debris to the curb.
Tree limbs do not have to be cut or bundled.
Debris should be placed as close to the curb as possible
We will use heavy equipment including skid loaders and dump trucks to complete this cleanup.
Paper yard waste bags can be filled with tree debris only and will be collected during the curbside collection in your neighborhood.
If you prefer faster collection of yard waste bags, you can purchase the FCC pre-paid stickers, attach the stickers to the yard waste bags, and FCC will pick-up on your regular collection day. For information about the FCC sticker program, please use this link: https://www.wasteline.org/yard-waste-information/yardwaste-sticker-locations/
Please do not set out debris in other containers of any kind.
The City of Omaha Public Works Street Maintenance Division has five districts. Each district will pickup tree debris within their own districts aily from 7:00am - 7:00m. For a map showing the district boundaries and the status of the curbside cleanup, Click Here. This map will update as the curbside program begins Thursday.
Food waste can be placed in your 96-gallon trash cart only for collection on your regular FCC collection day.
We estimate it could take the rest of the month to complete.
DEBRIS DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
The following city parks will remain open through Wednesday August 14, 7:00am - 7:00pm
- Levi Carter Park, 4405 Carter Lake Shore Drive: Enter from Abbott Dr, exit towards 13th Street
- 156th and F Street football field
- Hefflinger Park, 112th & Maple
- Greenbrier Park, 20601 Park Road
- Al Veys Park: 6506 S. 60th St.: North of Harrison Street
*The Towl Park location closed Sunday August 4, after reaching capacity.
TO REPORT POWER OUTAGES:
Please report outages directly to OPPD one of the following ways:
1-800-554-6773
https://ww3.oppd.com/report-outage
Updates on power restoration are available here: https://www.oppd.com/outages/
COX COMMUNICATIONS
Cox has opened hundreds of public Wifi networks across the greater Omaha area to help households and businesses still impacted by this disaster. Users in range of these locations can simply log onto the cox.com/wifi address, agree to the terms and access internet for free.
Cox reports approximstely 94% of the customers who were initially impacted back online. For the small amount of households that remain without service, Cox expects to have them back online within 48-72 hours after power restoration.
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