Fairplay community residents will get an extra week for curbside pickup of storm debris from the Mother’s Day weekend storms and tornadoes.

The pickup date for storm debris left at the curbside or taken to the temporary storage site on Dundee Court, off Post Road, has been extended through Monday, June 30, according to a news release Monday from the Board of Commissioners.

“There was so much damage due to the Mother’s Day tornadoes that some of our residents have worked all available hours and still have so much to do,” said Commission Chairman Tom Worthan. “We need to help them in any way the we can.”

Worthan said county crews will pick up storm debris (but no processed materials) from residences at curbside. He said the county will not pick up debris from contractors employed to clear damaged property.

“Trees and limbs should be cut to lengths no longer than four feet,” Worthan said.

He said storm debris can also be taken to Dundee Court, off Post Road, just north of St. Andrews Country Club.

The State Fire Marshal’s office and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources have also given Fairplay residents through June 30 to burn storm debris.

“Burning cannot occur on Code Orange (smog alert) days and must be between 10 a.m. to one hour before dusk,” said Wes Tallon, county communications and community relations director. “A no-cost burn permit is required from Fairplay Fire Station No. 4.”

Georgians whose homes, businesses or personal property were damaged by the May 11-12 storms and tornadoes have until July 22 to register for assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to Jeff Bryant, FEMA federal coordinating officer.

FEMA can be reached by phone at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY for speech or hearing impaired, 1-800-462-7585. The Web site is www.fema.gov.

Residents with Small Business Administration (SBA) application forms should complete and turn in these forms since all federal aid depends on these forms being filed, said Jason Milhollin, Douglas County Emergency Management Agency director.

More than 120 Douglas County homes were damaged by the May 11 band of severe storms and tornadoes which struck the Fairplay area around 4:30 a.m. No storm deaths or injuries were reported in the county.