Sandbag Charlie (521 South 22nd Street) will reopen at 10:00 am today. Volunteers are needed now to get the site ready for operation.
“The sooner we can get volunteers to the site, the sooner we can get the site open again, and start filling more sandbags. It takes a minimum of 40 people to run each one of the spider sandbag machines,” says Bismarck Police Lt. Steve Kilde.
Volunteers should also report to the city’s other two manned sandbag sites, located at:
• Sandbag Central North, Missouri Valley Fairgrounds (3805 E. Bismarck Expressway) - open 24 hours a day.
• Sandbag Central South, Northern Plains Commerce Center (1901 Northern Plains Drive) - open 24 hours a day.
CAT buses will provide transportation for volunteers to the sandbag sites. Volunteers should meet in the southeast corner of the Kirkwood Mall parking lot (JC Penney wing).
Volunteers should bring a shovel, gloves and protective eyewear. Volunteers must register before they begin filling sandbags. Parental consent is required for those under age 18. Consent forms are available at both Sandbag Central and Sandbag Central South. You can also download the consent form at www.bismarck.org.
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
• 48th Avenue and Sibley Drive (daylight hours only)
• Ponderosa Park (daylight hours only)
• Hogue Road (daylight hours only)