The state is going to ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency to see if the damage caused by flooding in southern Vermont will qualify for disaster assistance.
To qualify, Vermont must show there is at least a million dollars’ worth of damage and recovery costs.
“Infrastructure damage of that magnitude will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to restore infrastructure,” Vermont Emergency Management Director Erica Bornemann said in a statement. “Without federal assistance the taxpayers in those communities will experience a serious hardship.”
FEMA has to verify the damage before the governor can request a disaster declaration.
Costs that are eligible for reimbursement can include repair work on public roads and buildings, tree and debris removal from public rights of way, time spent by municipal employees working on recovery, contractor help, equipment rentals and other costs associated with the storm.
The Brattleboro Reformer reports Jamaica, Vermont, was hit hard with washed-out roads and damaged culverts. Some residents were stranded for a day or two until road crews could start “pushing the streambeds back in and leveling off the road,” said Jamaica Select Board Chairman Greg Meulemans.
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