05/16/2025
Do you know anyone impacted by the flooding in Allegany Co that could use help with clean-up?
๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐โฃ
In response to recent events and with strong community support, we are announcing the opening of a Disaster Recovery Center in the Georges Creek area. This vital effort is supported by the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM) and will be managed by the Allegany County Department of Social Services, whose dedicated team continues to step up in support of our community.โฃ
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๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐: ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณโ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ง๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ด.โฃ
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๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซโฃ
The Disaster Recovery Center will serve as the central hub for connecting residents and municipalities to critical services and support. As the official outlet supported by Allegany County and MDEM, this centralized approach is essential to prevent duplication, confusion, and inefficiencies during this time of urgent need.โฃ
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ฬฒ๐บฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ขฬฒ ฬฒ๐ตฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒโฃ
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโฃ
A seasoned donations coordinator from MDEM will work alongside our local lead, Samantha, who has done an incredible job managing the community response.โฃ
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All donations and requests should go through these coordinators to ensure efficient collection, organization, storage, and distribution of resources.โฃ
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๐๐ง-๐๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌโฃ
The Allegany County Department of Social Services will assist with:โฃ
SNAP benefits replacementโฃ
Access to clothing closetsโฃ
Child welfare servicesโฃ
Replacement of birth certificatesโฃ
MVA connectionsโฃ
Transportation vouchersโฃ
And moreโฃ
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๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก & ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌโฃ
Mental health and emotional care services will also be provided to help individuals and families process the traumatic effects of the disaster.โฃ
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๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญโฃ
Weโre proud to welcome the American Red Cross to the center. Their team will be on-site handing out Clean Up kits. โฃ
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๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโฃ
On-site support from MIA is expected within a few days to assist residents with navigating claims.โฃ
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๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง-๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ (๐
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Register with the Crisis Clean Up system to be connected with experienced volunteers who can assist with property cleanupโcompletely free of charge.โฃ
๐ Use this systemโitโs the fastest way to get help!โฃ
https://crisiscleanup.org/disastersโฃ
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๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญโฃ
Several more state and local partners will be part of this ongoing recovery operation. A full list will be provided shortly.โฃ
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๐๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐โฃ
The Disaster Recovery Center will be open daily for at least 7 days, alternating between Lonaconing and Westernport, beginning Saturday.โฃ
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Exact locations, hours of operation, and detailed resource lists will be announced tomorrow after final coordination with partners.โฃ
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๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌโฃ
Residents should:โฃ
Visit the donation centers already in place to collect suppliesโฃ
Coordinate donations with Samantha (as noted in previous posts)โฃ
Call the Crisis CleanUp hotline to request property cleanupโฃ
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๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ โ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐โฃ
ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒโฃ
We extend our deep thanks to Governor Mooreโs team for their direct engagement. The Governor visited the impacted area today and officially declared a State of Emergency. While this declaration is a critical milestone, we want residents to know that state-level support has been active and responsive since yesterday, and we are grateful for the consistent communication and assistance from the Governorโs Office and state agencies.โฃ
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ฬฒ๐ธฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฟฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒโฃ
Road crews have made significant progress today. Reopened or passable roads include:โฃ
Temperance Roadโฃ
Old Beechwood Road (via new access route)โฃ
Laurel Run Road (now passable)โฃ
Buskirk Hollow (now passable)โฃ
ฬฒ๐ปฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ โฃโฃ
At 9:30 PM County Officials have authorized the temporary turn on of water lines from Frostburg feeding the Coney area.
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ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ณฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ถฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒโฃ
Dumpsters are located throughout Georges Creek and Ellerslie for disposal of household debris like furniture, drywall, and appliances.โฃ
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Flood debris (mud, sludge, etc.) should be placed at the property line for future pickup.โฃ
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ฬฒ๐ทฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฒฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ โ ฬฒ๐ตฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ขฬฒ, ฬฒ๐ผฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ขฬฒ ฬฒ๐ทฬฒฬฒ๐ฝฬฒโฃ
Tetanus booster clinics will be held:โฃ
Lonaconingโฃ
๐ 9:00 AM โ 12:00 PMโฃ
๐ Lonaconing Armory, 2 Advocate Courtโฃ
Westernportโฃ
๐ 1:00 PM โ 4:00 PMโฃ
๐ Old Lutheran Church, Fusner & Front Streetsโฃ
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ฬฒ๐ณฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฐฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒโฃ
Assessment teams were active across the county today and will return on Monday to continue formal evaluations of damage.โฃ
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ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ:โฃ
Natural Resources Policeโฃ
Maryland State Policeโฃ
DNRโฃ
MDEMโฃ
State Highway Administrationโฃ
Goodwill Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary โ for their kindness, and hospitalityโฃ
Noble Environmental / Mountainview Landfill โ who generously reduced tipping fees by 50% for flood-related dumpster useโฃ
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ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒ ฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒฬฒ๐ฬฒโฃ
We urge residents and community groups to:โฃ
Use the Crisis Clean Up system to request helpโฃ
Share information about the Disaster Recovery Centerโs rolloutโฃ
Rely on coordinated channels for donations and supportโฃ
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