October 1, 2024
Hello City of New Ellenton Residents,
First and foremost, we hope you all are safe and doing the best you can under the circumstances. We understand that our community has taken a catastrophic hit and that many of you are still without power. Please know that our city officials have been in close contact with Aiken Electric Cooperative about downed power lines and blocked streets. Most importantly, we urge you all to please be vigilant of any downed power lines, staying at least 20 feet away, as they may be energized and could be life threatening.
Today, City Council as well as other city officials conducted an emergency work session to discuss the needs of each department and a path forward to best serve the community. Part of that discussion included the following information:
– FEMA assistance was approved today – please visit www.disasterassistance.gov to file your claim. If your power remains out and you have lost all of your food you are eligible to file a FEMA claim up to $750.
– Waste Management has been in contact with our city officials – they have also been impacted by the storm and are trying to get back up and running. They are doing their best to conduct regular weekly pickup on Wednesday, so have your cans out. In the meantime, we have set up 4 dumpsters in the Community Center parking lot for BAGGED HOUSEHOLD trash only. Please, NO YARD DEBRIS, NO FURNITURE, MATTRESS, etc.
– Municipal Court for September 30 has been rescheduled to October 28, 2024.
– Please place all storm debris on your curbside for the state to pick up. City of New Ellenton Streets and Roads will not currently be picking up this debris as they are not staffed for such a large amount. Our streets/roads are State maintained and will be serviced for storm debris.
– At this time all city recreation and youth sports events are postponed until further notice.
City Council and city officials together has made the difficult decision to postpone our annual Atomic City Festival. Our special events committee along with the Parks and Recreation Department are working diligently on rescheduling that event. We are saddened to make this decision, but feel that it is best to conserve our resources and keep safety our main priority at this time.
We would like to formally thank all the lineman/firefighters/first responders/police officers/city officials that have been tirelessly working to help restore your water, power, sewer, and help regain some normalcy back to our community.
If you are in need of further assistance or resources please feel free to contact City Hall.
We are all in this together and we will not stop working for you.
Be well and Be safe City of New Ellenton.
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