Many in the Orange County community spent Monday assessing the damage left behind by historic flash flooding and rainfall from Tropical Depression Chantal. Some returned to water-logged homes, checked their cars, or called their employers to detail being victims of the storm.
Carrboro Public Works staff were doing all of the same, as the flooding hit home at their primary work site.
The town government’s Public Works facility, located off Smith Level Road and bordered by Morgan Creek, suffered significant flooding Sunday night and saw a portion of Carrboro’s vehicle fleet totaled by the high waters.
During a press conference called at the site on Monday, Public Works Director Kevin Belanger said five of the town’s seven solid waste trucks are now out of commission, as well as roughly a dozen police vehicles and other town trucks. He said the staff is used to having to move vehicles around ahead of a big storm and they did move some of the cars to higher ground. But he said even thos...
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