Zeta Recovery in Biloxi

Biloxi recovers from Zeta

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- - - - the city of biloxi is still in- damage assessment and clean up- mode- following hurricane zeta.

- news 25's grant chighizola spok- to city officials on what - residents can expect in the - coming days and weeks.- - with the start of a new week in- biloxi, city officials are stil- picking up the damage.- sot-andrew 'fofo' gilich: mayor- of biloxi - "it is certainly a mess, and we're trying to assess what the- real damage we've had,- dollarize it, figure out the- channels we can go."

The city says 75 percent of - homes in biloxi recieved at - least - some form of damage.- biloxians should keep a few - things in mind if hiring a- contractor for- repairs.- sot-cecilia dobbs-walton: city- - - - of biloxi public affairs "make sure that you hire a contractor- that has a license.

You can cal- the city of biloxi's- community development deparment- at 228-435-6280 for - information, or when the person- comes out just ask them for - their city of biloxi license- card."

Also on the agenda this week is- debris removal.

The - process will begin on thursday,- and residents are - asked to keep their debris away- from any wires, mailboxes or- - - - fire hydrants.- standup-- "one of mayor gilich's big priorities is making sure - facilities like the lighthouse- pier are- rebuilt stronger than they were- before the storm."

Sot-andrew 'fofo' gilich- "we always need a pier there, w want it to stay there all the - time, so we're not- going to build it like it was,- and be subject to the tides and- subject to the physics of a - storm.- with weeks of recovery ahead, - the mayor is thankful for the - cooperation of city residents i- the first few days following- the storm.- sot-andrew 'fofo gilich - "i think they were great, like said everybody, you could see - neighborhood by - neighborhood, they were doing - what they needed to do to get - back to normal."

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