In an effort to reduce congestion at the city’s sandbag sites, drop off sandbag points are being established for residents to pick up filled sandbags.
These sites will be identified first thing Sunday morning and sandbags will be delivered to those sites periodically throughout the week. The number of deliveries will be based on the number of filled sandbags available at the city’s sandbag sites.
Volunteers are needed at the city’s three manned sandbag sites. Those sites include:
• Missouri Valley Fairgrounds (3805 E. Bismarck Expressway) - open 24 hours
• Sandbag Central South Northern Plains Commerce Center (1901 Northern Plains Drive) - open 24 hours
• Sandbag Charlie (521 South 22nd Street) – open 24 hours
Self-fill sites are located at the following sites:
• Horizon Middle School (500 Ash Coulee Drive)
• Santa Fe Avenue, Cottonwood Complex west of South 12th Street
• Whispering Bay Subdivision, Shoreline Circle
• 48th
• Ponderosa Park Avenue and Sibley Drive (this site was previously located at Sibley Drive and Hester Drive)
• Hogue Road
Volunteers are asked to bring a shovel and gloves. Volunteers must register before they begin filling sandbags. Parental consent is required for those under age 18. Consent forms are available at all manned sandbag sites .