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John Daley ReportingProperty owners, tree trimmers and city and county crews are hard at work again today, clearing downed limbs and trees from the storms that hit Salt Lake and Provo earlier this week. All that wind means there's a lot to clean up.
It's an oft told Utah tale -- trouble occurs and then folks pull together, neighbor helping neighbor. The latest edition is apparent as Alice and Bob Rains clean up their street, which lost a lot of trees.
Alice Rains, East Millcreek Resident: "We lost some little ones, but it's our neighbors that we're helping and our neighbors down here, we're taking their debris away because they're not home."
Bob Rains, East Millcreek Resident: "He's been my neighbor for 40 years. He's gone so I'm helping him out."
Just down the street, it's the same story, this time it's the Engman family. Even seven-year-old Connor is happy to don the work gloves.
Connor Engman, East MIlcreek Resident: "Cause, so, other people can take a break and everything."
Still, this is nothing compared with cleanup efforts after Hurricane Katrina, says one man who was there.
David Holz, East Millcreek Resident: "They had a combination of damaged trees, totally ruined homes and flooding."
So what happens to all this mess, this tree debris? Well, a lot of the trees will become mulch.
In East Millcreek, Salt Lake County is offering free pickup with roadside trailers.
Bill Hobbes, Salt Lake County Employee: "We're running about 12 to 15 a day. We got two of us full time. A couple guys come over and help after they get their other work done. Crazy."
Pam Engman, East Millcreek Resident: "It's very helpful. We're very appreciative. We wondered how we were going to get rid of it all."
This pile keeps growing and it looks like there's still plenty more debris to pick up around the East Millcreek neighborhood.
