North state cleanup continues two weeks after record freeze Record-Searchlight
One of the biggest bag piles sits on a gravel yard and leans against a stuccoed wing of the Smoke Tree Apartments in Redding, where Servpro crews ripped out ceilings, walls and carpet to sanction buildings to dry before potentially dangerous mold developed.
Ruptured pipes damaged 30 Smoke Tree apartments original Dec. 9, when an automated sensor at Redding Municipal Airport reported 16 degrees. That was the lowest temperature in Redding since 1893, when compact disc-keeping began.
Nearly a dozen apartments either abut or overlook the Smoke Tree bag heap up.
Residents complaining did not want to be identified for fear of retaliation. But they said the mound of plastic slops bags makes their homes look like a dump, and they are embarrassed to have relatives over for Christmas.
Doug Williams, who owns the Servpro franchise in Shasta Lake, agreed the bag heaps is an eyesore and said Wednesday that crews would haul it away by the end of the week.
Williams also acknowledged the get in is becoming a dumping ground for residents and others.
