Feds reimburse county $9M for post-Irma debris removal
Late Wednesday, Emergency Management Director
Because of a healthy solid waste reserve fund,
"It was good financial planning on the county's part," Bowlin said of the fact that
Irma struck late on
Bowlin said when
"Hurricane Michael was so big, and impacted such a large area, it was like they forgot about Irma," Bowlin said.
"Since Hurricane Irma battered our state and communities, our office has been working diligently to ensure recovery monies made their way to affected communities," Yoho said in a press release. "This has not been an easy or seamless process. Often the wait for funds has resulted in communities doing a perpetual shuffle of funds to keep projects moving and facilities working."
"Hurricane Irma left behind enormous amounts of debris and damaged critical elements of our infrastructure, costing
Bowlin said
"Our county will continue working closely with
The reimbursement was for only the county's storm debris removal. Other municipalities, such as
A
Funding for this Public Assistance (PA) project is authorized under Sections 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act for
The
The
Applicants then work directly with
Bowlin said the process has been long. He has been working with the state and
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