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Rlecap of Qrange �oumy ` orx�ado Stags deports The day the tornado..i (Nov 23),the Orange County Man ager's QfGGe e began faxing status reports in the late afternoon regarding efforts tq assess NP bra" damage,clean up affected areas and assist those who were hit b'Y rhn stbrir►. IZ•2-q Z 9 These reports conttnued'on Nov 24'and 25 before the Thanksgiving holyday <A summary of the reports follows 11TOY !24 Local:damage assistance teams surveyed all areas invalvmg 180 Area businesses helped homes Damage estunates totalled$1 9 trulliott; Representatives from FEMA (Federal°Emergency Managment in tornado relief effort , Agency) and $BA rted to (US Small Husiness Admmistratlon) sta validate the damage assessment performed by the local teams: Several area businesses made major contributions to the relief effort in Preliminary figures`indicated approximately 50,percent of the town last week. Among them were the following: _ damaged homes were privately insured .; • Central Carolina Bank and Trust Company (CCB) donated ,y A:pproximately i3OQQ'cubicyards of brush debris was removed and $5,000 to the American Red Cross, plus made special loan programs ` temporarily stored at Fairview Community Parks and approxunately 100 available to families whose homes were damaged by the tornado. Loans Cubic yards of building material was removed and deposited in'the county may be short-term loans at a special interest rate for people who want to landfill brews from Hillsborough,Orange County,Mebane;Chapel Hill, begin repairs before they receive their insurance checks, or longer term Cardoro and Graham,plus volunteers, helped with removing the debris: loans at a favorable interest rate for repairs not covered by insurance. NOV 25 People interested in the special loan programs can call Paul Williams or i ' Damne assessment teams (local state and`federal) completed the Greg Siler at CCB's North Churton S tree[branch at 732-2176 or Ed Riley review of all areas and of the l62 sites reviewed,84 structures xeceived at CCB's South Churton branch at 644-6000. ti minor damage, 13 structures received major darriage,and 53 `structures •Hillsborough Savings Bank,SSB accepted monetary donations were'.destroyed SUbctttral damage estimates totalled$1 953'milhon '< for the Tornado Assistance Fund. Checks should be made payable to y Approzmalely 80 percent of the clean wood debris and a"substantial Hillsborough Tornado Relief,American Red Cross. For more details,call ` portion of the mixed debris had been removed from the ect ed areas: 732-2143 or 732-2144. • A volunteer effort to'assist'residents in clearing their property`and •McDonald's Restaurants throughout the Triangle area had in-store movingdebnstocurbsandnght-of waysforlocalgovemtnehtworkersto cannisters to.collect money for the Orange County Red Cross last remove begins Individuals needing assistance were given green placards Saturday. Thirty-eight restaurants took part in the effort. indicaong'iheir need and volunteers wereasked to coordinate'directly •N a tions B a nk had lenders setup shop on site at U.S.70 and Faucette with residents displaying:the placards over the T. hariksgiving'weekend. Mill Road,as well as extended hours at the Hillsborough office on North Goyerntnent employees.began removrg the ma Lena on Monday Churton Street,to expedite loan applications last Tuesday and Friday for s •'As no"individual SL.sought temporary housing at the American"Red tornado victims. Short-term loans were available for those who wanted to Cross shelter at the Orange County High School gymnasium during the expedite repair or restoration work for those who had insurance coverage. I previous'night;the Red Cross,in conjunction with Orange County Human 1. Mid-and long-term loans were available for those who had more time for Service Agencies and Orange Congregations 'in>Mission,' began• a repairs or were only partially insured or had no insurance. Formoredetails transition to a service center to help tornado victims, on the loans,call 942-5183. • Electricity was restored to all houses deemed habitable. NationsBank also made a $500 donation to the Orange County Red • Orange Congregations in Mission and the American Red Cross Vnitimrrr Fire Icuwmfinnted Ihn.nronnralion()(n ThnnI-Q(Iivinn mrnl fnr lnrnvin virtunc