Kendall County riverbank cleanup coming to a close

Cleanup along the Guadalupe River in Kendall County is coming to a close as the firms hired to remove the tons of vegetation and debris are ready to move along to other affected counties and sections of the river.

Cleanup efforts began July 30, nearly four weeks after torrential rain sent the Guadalupe River raging out of its banks on July 4, wiping out everything in its path and killing 138 people.

Thousands of volunteers spent weeks combing the river’s edge, sifting through twisted and tangled vegetation in search-and-rescue, then recovery, efforts.