City continues cleanup

City employees continue cleaning up after the Labor Day storm much of Wyoming experienced caused damage to property throughout the city.

According to an update issued Monday, all of the large trees blown over during the storm, including large pine trees at the city’s cemetery, were hauled off by contractors. Workers continue cleaning up smaller branches and debris, as well as make minor repairs.

Street sweepers also continue cleaning streets from branches and small debris that was deposited by the storm. Sweepers logged 99 miles, with 13 loads picked up Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. According to the release, sweepers are focusing on the city’s north side.

The rodeo arena continues to be a drop off point for trees, branches and stumps. City employees continue pushing the pile and will accept additional material until further notice.

As for the city’s cemetery, headstones were found to have been undamaged in the aftermath of the storm.

“If you were one of the few that saw cemetery pre-cleanup, this is a minor miracle,” Brad Raney, director of parks and recreation said in the update.

Workers anticipate the loading and hauling of branches to end Wednesday.

The city is also planning a volunteer cleanup at the cemetery from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. The cleanup will take place from about 5:30 p.m. to dusk.