Continuing coverage of Selmer’s storm damage repair
SELMER, Tenn.– In our continuing team coverage, one local community shares that they are on track for storm recovery.
Selmer’s Mayor, Sherry Inman, shares that the city is approaching Day 7 with clean up and recovery.
During Tuesday’s City Hall meeting they are discussed future plans.
“Before we get FEMA money or anything at the end, that could be a year or two years. We’re going to discuss putting some extra money funding into our budget to take care of what we need to take care of as far as disposal fees, payroll, anything like that,” Mayor Sherry Inman, from Selmer says.
Selmer city council members have completed their full damage assessment as well.
Their next concern is where to move debris, trees, and other items after clean up.
This assessment was not for personal property for the city’s damage.
“Consist of basically of on the side of the road where we will pick up a lot of the debris take it to a location and then after we get trees and brush taken care of we move to the next stage which will be material,” Inman shares.
Aside from those topics, assistance for residents was mentioned too.
“Fees that we might wave during the build back and the recovery of the ones that have lost their homes. We will get more of the discussion tonight,” Inman adds.
Community members were encouraged to speak at this meeting. One group in particular that has helped workers and storm victims will be speaking.
“We do have a few residents that will be coming tonight to the meeting. Basically to give an update on example: Masonic Lodge, what they’ve done for the community. What they’ve actually continued to do,” Inman says.
One family traveled 15 hours from South Dakota and Minnesota to help in anyway that they could after the storms.
They volunteered with a faith based group and have enjoyed impacting Selmer residents.
“With the disaster assessment team we are helping out with debris clean up, with all the trees and rubble and whatever. But also having to share hope with these people as they are going through a very hard time right now, with losing their homes, their property, sometimes some of them have lost everything,” Nathaniel Alberts, a volunteer with Gideon Rescue, shares.
Mayor Inman shares she is continuing to ask for prayers and wants to remind residents of the numerous resources throughout Selmer and McNairy County.
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