NH counties in line for federal emergency grants in response to storms last year

Oct. 13--NH counties in line for federal emergency grants in response to storms last year

Staff Report

October 12. 2018 9:39PM

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Lara Whelan Acker took this photo on Greensboro Road in Hanover during the July 2017 storms. (LARA WHELAN ACKER PHOTO)

* Disaster declaration issued for Grafton County after July storm damage

* Quick moving storm downs trees, leaves thousands without power

Eight New Hampshire counties are in line for $5.8 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to severe flooding and winter storms last year.

The grants include $1.6 million to Belknap and Carroll counties; $1.4 million to Coos and Grafton counties; $1.9 million to Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Grafton, Merrimack, and Sullivan counties; and $738,628 to Carroll, Rockingham, and Strafford counties.

"I am very pleased to see the federal funding responding to last year's storms matches their scale and severity, allowing us to repair communities and buildings throughout New Hampshire," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. "Granite Staters deserve relief after facing such devastating weather events."

Gov. Chris Sununu sought a federal disaster declaration from President Donald Trump for areas hit by storms in July of 2017 that washed out roadways and flooded cars.

Flooding from severe storms stranded campers, damaged 67 state, municipal and federal roads and caused millions in property damage.

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