City of Minneapolis, MN North Side Tornado Recovery, 14 Jun 2011

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From YouTube: North Side Tornado Recovery Update

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June 14, 2011

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Hello, this is an update on the northside tornado recovery efforts for the city of minneapolis for tuesday june 14th, I'm galvan.

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There have been a number of cleanup efforts on the north side since the tornado struck three weeks ago, but there's still work to be done. The city is working with neighborhood groups in the area to organize a number of clean sweeps to help get rid of the storm debris.

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We need 200 volunteers to help out for each clean sweep.

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Volunteers are needed on june 18th and june 25th, with volunteer shifts from 8 a.m, to noon and noon to 4 pm volunteers must be 18 or older, be able to lift 40 pounds and willing to commit to a 4-hour shift to sign up call the city's neighborhood and community relations department at.

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612-673-222 there's also a lot of tree debris to clean up around homes on the north side, and the city is helping collect that folks in the storm damaged neighborhoods with large tree debris can stack it on boulevards in front of their homes and then call 301 to arrange a pickup for smaller tree debris, use the regular yard waste collection service.

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That's for tree limbs, less than 3 inches in diameter, cut in sections less than 3 feet in length and bundled in bunches, no more than 40 pounds. Each last month's tornado damaged many houses and apartments.

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Some are not safe for anyone to live in city inspectors are now performing safety, inspections of rental and owner occupied properties to make sure they meet health and safety requirements when they don't. People who call those places home need to find another place to stay while repair work is being done.

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The city has put together some information to help those folks buying temporary housing to get that go to the city's website and click on the link for minneapolis, recovers, northside, tornado and when making home repairs. Construction permits from the city may be needed for the rest of the week. You can visit a temporary office on the north side for help getting those permits.

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The office is at hamilton school at 4119, dupont, avenue north. It will open until friday june 17th from 8 am to 4 30 pm and a reminder make sure anyone hired to do repairs to your house is a licensed contractor for the latest information on the north side. Recovery just go to the city's website.