LITTLE ROCK – Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. announced today that the City of Little Rock has extended by two weeks the deadline for tornado debris to be placed curbside for collection. The new deadline is Sunday, June 25.

Residents in tornado-impacted neighborhoods are asked to place any remaining yard debris and construction waste at the curb no later than June 25 to ensure pick-up by the City’s debris removal contractor, DRC Emergency Services. After June 25, the contractor will make a final sweep to collect any remaining debris on residential properties, and no additional collections will be made after that final sweep.

The City of Little Rock chose to extend the deadline by two weeks in response to residents who need additional time in the clean-up process.

“The City’s Public Works team and our contractors have done an exemplary job to remove more than 400,000 cubic yards of tornado debris from our neighborhoods, and that work is nearly complete,” Mayor Scott said. “The amount of debris being picked up each day has decreased significantly in the last few weeks, and because of that, we decided to end collections. That said, we understand there are many residents who need a little more time, so we are extending the collection window for another two weeks. I appreciate the Little Rock Board of Directors for its support of this additional time period for collections.”

Affected residents are reminded to place debris within 10 feet of the curb for pick-up. Yard waste and construction debris must be divided into separate piles.

Mayor Scott announced the deadline extension in a news conference on Wednesday, where city officials also discussed the value and importance of using data to drive decisions in the response and recovery process. The data collected after the tornado includes a damage assessment (www.LittleRock.gov/lrdamage) which allows City officials to evaluate the actual extent of damage, monitor the real-time response and track the progress of recovery.