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LAKE MARTIN, Alabama — Corps of Engineers officials tell The Montgomery Advertiser the cleanup of storm debris from Lake Martin should be complete by July 4 at a cost to the Federal Emergency Management Agency of $1.2 million. [Advertiser photos]

An official told the paper the removed material would cover a football field eight feet high in debris.

In mid-May, Charles Borden, president of the Lake Martin Resource Association, surveyed the lake and said he saw appliances, furniture, lumber, Sheetrock, plywood, insulation — “everything it takes to build a house, and everything that’s in a house.”

Officials had been concerned for boater safety because the cleanup work had stalled.

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