Tornadoes’ Cost To Miss. Still Being Calculated
By Bobby Harrison, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo | |
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The
At some point, the bill will come due for the costs of the response and the recovery from Monday's storms.
Much of that financial burden will be placed on the
Gov.
According to information compiled by the governor's office, the total known cost of the storm thus far is
"These costs are really only for emergency response efforts like search and rescue and deploying the
If the
There will be numerous other costs.
Bryant and the state did get some relief when President
The declaration means that people in the impacted area will be eligible for federal disaster aid, including grants for temporary housing and loans to cover uninsured property damage.
Plus, assistance will be available to the state and local governments to help with such items as debris removal and for other costs, such as overtime pay for emergency responders. Under the declaration, the federal government will pay 75 percent of those costs, leaving what will be millions still for the state and most likely local governments.
"It will take some time to determine the final costs associated with these devastating storms," Lt. Gov.
Webb said there have been estimates of
Webb said eventually representatives of the
MEMA has been budgeted two pots of money for the current fiscal year totaling
Bryant had asked for an increase of about
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