First phase of debris removal on Ocracoke Island scheduled to be complete by November 1

Hyde County’s Debris Removal Contractor will complete the first pass of debris removal on Ocracoke on November 1, 2019. Second pass will begin on November 16, 2019.

Ocracoke residents are only allowed to take household trash to the convenience site and are encouraged to continue to place debris on the right-of-way according to the attached diagram. 

Mainland debris removal operations will begin on Saturday, November 2, 2019 and will conduct one pass of disaster debris removal consistent with FEMA guidance. 

Mainland Citizens may transport vegetative storm debris to the designated mainland convenience sites or you can place it on the shoulder of the NCDOT right-of-way as outlined in the diagram provided. The Swan Quarter and Engelhard convenience sites will accept your vegetative storm debris.

The debris contractor will not collect storm debris on private property.

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