Trump orders feds to pay more to help Florida cities, counties pay for Hurricane Irma debris
President
"That's good news obviously," said
Nelson said the county keeps adequate funds in reserve for weather disasters, but paying the tab is "a lot easier with help from the federal government."
Under a disaster declaration issued for
The same split remains in effect under the president's latest order, said
Moscoso and
Winter Garden City Manager
"We had one goal: to pick it up," he said.
Bollhoefer said the savings likely will be plowed back into
The higher
"It takes a lot more time to collect debris when you're trying to meet all of the [
Local governments, however, often must wait years for
However, because of the spate of recent damaging hurricanes, the agency said it may authorize reimbursement on private property if debris "is so widespread that it threatens public health and safety or economic recovery of a community."
Trump's decision to boost the
Bondi plans to look into complaints some companies and subcontractors skipped out on pre-storm contracts with
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