Denise Gove said she and her family were planning to stay at their Harlingen home for a very long time.

Now, she and her husband are making plans to sell the house and move elsewhere in the city after the home was damaged by the storm, and the floodwaters it brought.

“We are going to leave, we just can't — we can't do this again,” Gove said.

Gove is among the many Harlingen residents continuing cleanup efforts following last week’s storm. 

From rescues on a boat to manning pumps, and now picking-up piles of debris, the crew of 30 at Harlingen's Public Works Department with have been trying to keep up the pace.

They’ve been picking up the debris being thrown out by homeowners and left along the curbs of their home, but they said they need the public’s help. They’re urging people to separate bulky items.

“If they place everything in one single pile, more than likely, we are going to go back,” Harlingen Public Works Director Christopher Torres said. “But we're going to have to use some of our manpower to separate everything."

If you're one of those taking out bulky items to the curb, the Harlingen Public Works Department wants to make sure you're creating three separate piles.

One for brush, another for furniture, and another for appliances and electronics.

Torres said this will make pick-up work go much faster.

Cameron County residents can also get help at the resource information center to see what is available for them.

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