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Hail damage report: Heaviest at Wilkerson companies, GRCP Hail damage at one manufacturing complex in Green River Commerce Park may run in the neighborhood of $1 million, with a preliminary estimate of $500-750,000 in vehicle inventory damage, and as much as $250,000 to buildings. Some work started today on recovery. Owner Rob Wilkerson hopes to have clearer plans tomorrow. Adair Emergency Management Director Mike Keltner will be doing comprehensive storm damage assessment tomorrow. Click on headline for story with photo(s), being added. By Ed Waggener Hail damage at ATS Mobility and Wilkerson Auto & Mobility Sales affected some 150 vehicles awaiting conversions at the companies' facilities on Development Drive in Columbia. Additionally owner Rob Wilkerson said, the metal roofs on the buildings in the complex all have extensive hail damage from the early evening storm. The storm, Adair EMD Mike Keltner said, seems to have affected property mostly in the Milltown area around N. KY 61 in a swath extending eastward to N. KY 55/Campbellsville Road, Columbia, to Green River Commerce Park area. Reports of other vehicle and roof damage has been trickling in today, Mr. Keltner said, but added, "I don't know of any business which was as heavily damaged as that reported at ATS." Mr. Keltner said that he has not yet done a comprehensive storm damage assessment survey, but does plan to do so on Thursday. He said that FEMA funds may not be available to help local businesses and residences. "Roof damage has to be more than cosmetic," he said, "and insurance coverage affects whether storm aid could possibly be available from FEMA or state sources," he said. It all depends on whether thresholds are met. Even so, he said that there may be other aid available for some, and his office may be able to find private sources of aid. Preliminary estimate of damage at ATS companies in $1 million range At ATS Mobility and Wilkerson Transport & Mobility Sales, preliminary estimates are of around $750,000 in damage to vehicles and $250,000 structure damage. The damage was discovered at around 8:30pmCT, Tuesday night, May 10, 2016, Mr. Wilkerson said. "When I first got to the plant, hail on the ground near the buildings was calf deep." He said the ice melted quickly, before he could get photos, but the damage becoming evident today keeps adding up."Not a single vehicle parked outside escaped at least some damage." Today, he is working with insurance adjustors to see how to proceed. Most of the work on conversions has been halted until he sees how much insurance coverage can best be handled. Mr. Wilkerson expects Paintless Dent Removal technicians to be here several weeks He said that he already has Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) technicians at the plant. They are working on vehicles. The cost for the process is from $10-25 per dent removed, and some vehicles have up to 250 dents. "We're looking at maybe $4,000 to $5,000 per vehicle to remove the dents," he said. It appears that the PDR people will be at his plant for up to one month. "They're doing good work," he said, "And they've told me that they are willing to talk to others, including individuals, while they are here at ATS. We're going to try to accommodate visits by those needing their services," he said. Today, because of commitments to buyers, Wilkerson was going ahead with repairs on several vehicles, some of which were loaded onto the companies five transport units, outside, and received hail damage. He's unsure of the insurance coverage for that cost, but said that he couldn't let customers down. Some were going as far away as Kansas and Texas. "We hope the work cost is covered by insurance, but if we have to eat it, we will." Insurance agent was a godsend Mr. Wilkerson said that it was fortunate that a Columbia casualty insurance agent, Stephen Keen, had counseled him about the need for insurance for the vehicles parked outside, and convinced him, about six months ago, to get the coverage. He is anxious to get the full story on how much of the damage will be covered by insurance, and how and when he'll be able to get the plants back into full production. Company recently expanded to add Chrysler Dealership; may add Toyota Mr. Wilkerson only recently added a Chrysler Dealership which allows him to purchase Chrysler products directly from the factory, and has constructed a new building for that part of the enterprise. He's now in negotiations with Toyota for a similar arrangement. Toyota conversions are currently done at the company's Fairground Street Plant, though eventually, it may all be pulled into the complex in Green River Industrial Park, he said. The plants and Wilkerson Transport & Mobility currently employs a workforce of approximately 40, mostly high skill workers. Today, expansion is put on hold while the the company works through storm recovery. This story was posted on 2016-05-11 14:57:13
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