Over 110 damage

reports from Tuesday's flooding have been reported to city officials as

local residents continued to recover from the rains that damaged a number

of homes in the city.

And despite

more rain later in the week, no new damage has been reported, according

to officials.

Some parts

of Fayetteville received three inches of rain in an eight-hour time span

early Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. That

created flooding which caused a number of problems and numerous calls

to the Fayette County 911 system.

Residents in

a few neighborhoods near Pye Lake were evacuated from their homes by emergency

officials using the First Call warning system that sent a recorded telephone

message warning.

At a meeting

for residents whose homes were damaged Tuesday, several residents complained

that it took a while before emergency crews could respond.

Jack Krakeel,

Chief of the Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services,

said emergency crews had to prioritize calls based on who reported a life-threatening

emergency. Washed-out roads also caused delays in responding to some residences,

Krakeel said.

The county

assisted Fayetteville fire and police crews in responding to the calls.

The City of

Fayetteville will provide daily curbside pick-up of flood damaged items

to assist residents who were affected by the storms, said Mayor Ken Steele.

The service will run Monday through Friday, ending June 27.

A number of

residents from the Weatherly Walk Apartments expressed concern at the

meeting that management would not quickly assess the damage at their apartments.

Krakeel said he spoke to the company's management and was told they had

a crew on the way to start working.

The American

Red Cross was also on hand at the meeting to assist residents who needed

food and shelter.

The city's

Web site, www.fayetteville-ga-us.org, has a number of resources on flooding

and the recovery process. To access the links, scroll down the menu at

the left and click on the link for "City of Fayetteville Flood and

Help Information."

Others needing

to report damage from the flood are asked to call City Hall at 770-461-6029

Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Those facing

emergency situations should call 911, officials s aid.

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