FEMA funds Westchester, Rockland's storm-tree cleanup
Photo credit: Elizabeth Daza | Ramapo Parks Department groundkeeper, Michael Lomelino, 42, of Tuxedo, examines trees that have been collected at the Saddle River Pool in Ramapo. An excess of downed trees from Hurricane Sandy are being recycled into mulch at the park. (Dec. 11, 2012)
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A FEMA-funded state program is fueling Westchester and Rockland's post-Sandy tree-clearing efforts, with hopes of restoring the Hudson Valley to a new normal by January.
The sheer scope of hauling away thousands of trees felled by the deadly Oct. 29 superstorm is more formidable because municipalities are swamped with leaf removal that has local public works facilities piled high with leaves...
