Federal aid on its way to southwest Minnesota for flood-related damage
With the declaration secured,
Gov.
Shulman said large-scale projects that haven't been started yet likely won't get done until next year. However, in instances where repairs were already made and the local government simply need to be reimbursed, money could come in sooner rather than later.
"Our goal is to move forward as quickly as possible," he said.
In
"When
Among damaged public property in
Most of the damage to roads was done to rural gravel roads, which have generally been fixed around the county. As townships already have receipts in hand for the road work,
"We were waiting and anticipating to hopefully get the good news, and this is definitely good news for our townships and cities that had some significant damage, especially when you think about how small some of the township budgets are," Jacobs said.
Township officials were among some of the happiest people to hear that the disaster declaration was approved. In
In the hard-hit
"We've got culverts to put in and a bridge to fix ... we've also got a lot of ditch reconstruction to do, and that's going to be a long, expensive deal, so that is definitely going to wait until after the end of the year," Lake Sarah Supervisor
Murray County Engineer
Public damage was severe in
Though the federal aid authorized by
Homes along lakes and rivers generally didn't fare well, such as those on
Area golf courses accompanied by water didn't fare well, either.
That's where the
Applicants can apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA's secure website at DisasterLoan.sba.gov or contact the agency at 1-800-659-2955. The deadline to apply for loans covering physical property damage is
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