To help people rebuild after the wildfire disaster in 2016, Sevier County is offering an extension to homeowners who have not touched their property.
They're getting another 90 days to remove debris.
According to Sevier County officials, there are fewer than 50 homeowners in the county and city of Gatlinburg who have not taken action yet. Those homeowners will be contacted next week.
New figures show since the fires, Gatlinburg and Sevier County had issued a total of more than 1,300 demolition permits. That's along with 558 rebuilding permits.
In Chalet Village, one of the hardest hit areas, there are many homeowners who have already rebuilt or are in the process of rebuilding. However, there are properties that have not been touched at all.
"We would like for it to look like what it was but that won't happen perfectly," said homeowner Glenn Warren who is in the middle of rebuilding. "It's not hard to do if you want to do it."
Warren is happy to hear the county has offered homeowners an extension on removing debris from their properties.
"It would be hard for the county to punish people who are victims from the wildfires. They got to prod them along to get the neighborhood back but they need to be fair," Warren said.
All the debris ends up in the Sevier County Landfill.
"There just wasn't much left," said Tom Leonard, the General Manager of Sevier Solid Waste. "After the fire we had to have a temporary place to put it because the current landfill was about full."
They've opened up a new landfill to help in the meantime as they wait for the remaining debris.
"We just kind of wait and see on that. It's been a slow process," he added.
For Warren, the process to rebuild was relatively easy on paper but it took a toll on his heart.
"It was emotional. Nothing is easy when it's emotion," Warren said.
He knew he had to rebuild for his late wife Carol, who fell in love with the view from their oasis in the mountains.
"It was an easy decision for this place to be ours," he added.
Warren decided to keep the same name the cabin had before, Peaks and Slopes.
"It's called peaks and slopes because of the peaks being Mt. LeConte and Sugarlands Mountain and the slopes being Ober Gatlinburg over there," he said.
To learn more about how to claim a permit for a home damaged by the 2016 fires, click here.