SEARCH & RESCUE EFFORTS COMPLETE, CLEAN-UP EFFORTS CONTINUE
05/02/2011
Search and rescue efforts are complete and emergency officials say approximately 145 homes received damage from last week’s tornado.
Representatives from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency as well as from the Federal Emergency Management Agency toured the hardest hit areas of the county over the weekend.
Rabun County and 16 others in Georgia received classification as Federal Disaster Areas and can now obtain federal money to help offset the cost of debris removal and emergency protective services.
As residents begin the clean-up process, contractors performing the work are required to obtain permits from the county.
Those can be applied for at the Rabun County Planning and Zoning Office prior to beginning work.
That office will be open this week, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
There phone number is (706) 982-2657
