Carl Junction officials take stock of storm recovery efforts, costs
It's now been two weeks since an EF3 tornado swept through the Briarbrook area of
"The volunteer response and response of the people has just been fantastic," Lawver said. "The groups that have come in and the businesses that have come in to support our groups has been a little bit overwhelming but very much appreciated. Everybody's done a great job."
The flooding of the ballfields at the
To be better prepared for the future, Lawver said he'd like the city to find an impartial person who can determine what the city did right and what it did wrong in responding to a natural disaster such as the
"I'd like to bring somebody in that can look at the processes and what we did, and tell us what we need to change," he said.
"Since we met the threshold, we should be able to recover some of the city's expenditures, which has been significant in cleaning up debris and taking care of the people of the town," Haase said in an interview with the Globe on Wednesday. "We'll be able to recover that so we don't suffer any setback in future budgets."
However, Haase said, it could take some time -- maybe several years -- before the town sees the monetary assistance.
"We should see some reimbursement eventually," he told the council. "In saying that, it's been eight years since
This week, the
The bill provides emergency supplemental appropriations to several state and federal agencies to help aid in natural disasters that have occurred throughout the country since 2017. The funding would be designated as emergency spending and would be disbursed through agencies such as the
Some departments would require a presidential disaster declaration for communities such as
"The governor has not made a request for a presidential disaster declaration for the (
The city is working with SEMA and has submitted preliminary damage reports for review. From there, SEMA will make updates as needed and send them to
"These things are in flux, depending on the emergency and the disaster, at the time," Haase said. "Right now, SEMA is going to start with the flood damage and individual assessment problems and take care of them. Then we'll be looking towards public assistance."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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