TEMPLE, Texas — A family living in a neighborhood off West Adams Ave. in Temple called 6 News because of brush and debris that had piled up after the May 22 tornado.
6 News spoke with Allison Roberts on July 11, who said the nails and wood poking out of bags was dangerous.
"It's been six or seven weeks now," Roberts said. "I feel like we're not asking for very much. We're asking for trash to be picked up."
Four days later, on July 15, a City of Temple crew was in the neighborhood clearing the debris.
"It's a miracle," Roberts said. "I don't know how long my trash would have been sitting on my curb and how long our sidewalk would have been packed with trash. We're so thankful that we contacted you guys."
The City of Temple has had over 5,674 truckloads resulting in 280,000 plus cubic yards of debris as of July 16.
"This is actually equivalent to a football field from goalpost to goalpost," Megan Price, a city spokesperson said.
To speed up the pick-up process, the City is asking people to clear bags from obstructions.
"Be aware of vehicles that might be obstructing it, and putting it too close to mailboxes is another thing," Price added. "Also water meters."
The City has also noticed that West Adams, west of Morgan's Point Road, has become a dumping ground for debris and branches.
"We ask residents to bring it to the Solid Waste Complex instead of dumping it off of West Adams," Price said. "That's because our contractor has actually had to go out there about four times to clean it up. That kind of delays the process of getting to residents who need their brush picked up."
Price says they are coming, so they hope residents can remain patient.
"We had a lot of debris to get to, and we're trying to get to every resident as quickly as we can," Price told 6 News.
The city's contractor, D&J Enterprises, is aiming to be finished by July 26. Price says they have five more areas to complete.
City crews are also on their second pass, and they're looking to be done on Aug. 1.