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Bethel, Newtown highway crews clearing roadside storm debris cut by municipalities

The Bethel Highway Department will be going around town over the next several weeks to clean up storm debris from the side of roads.  First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker says in the aftermath of the storm, crews just cut trees and pushed them to the side.  They did this in an effort to get as many roads reopened as quickly as possible.  The Highway Department and tree care contractor will pick up debris and branches that they cleared.  But Knickerbocker asked for patience as there is more than 80 miles of road in Bethel to be cleared.  
 
As for the overall cost of the storm, he estimates between $10,000 to $30,000 to cover overtime work and outside contractors.  Bethel did not take the brunt of the storm and had to spend less than neighboring towns, like Brookfield and Newtown.
 
Newtown will pick up trees and brush that has fallen on the shoulder of the road, but First Selectman Dan Rosenthal asked residents not to drag brush from personal property to the roadside.  He says restoration efforts are paramount and accumulating brush on the side of the road will effect workers and potentially impact school buses. Brush, up to 3-inches in diameter, may be disposed of for free at the Newtown Transfer Station.  There is a $10 per cubic yard fee for anything in excess.

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