FEMA Deadline October 1st

[Chris Santee]

Deadline Approaching for Public Assistance Disaster Fund Applications
WATERBURY, VT – It has been nearly one month since President Barack Obama signed an emergency disaster declaration for all counties but one in Vermont.  Grand Isle was later added to the declaration making all cities and towns in Vermont eligible to receive 75% reimbursement for eligible response repair, and cleanup costs.

By law, those who are eligible for funds MUST submit a request for public assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency within 30 days of the declaration: That deadline is October 1, 2011.  This deadline applies to ALL Vermont counties EXCEPT Grand Isle, which will face a deadline later in October.

Communities, certain non-profits, and publicly owned utilities in the declared counties can put in claims for things like overtime paid for storm cleanup, public infrastructure damage, contractors, equipment rentals, fuel for those rentals and other publicly owned equipment used for cleanup or repairs, and any other costs above and beyond normal operating expenses.

Your regional planning commission, the Vermont Agency of Transportation, and PA specialists from FEMA can help with the application process, but it must be completed by the deadline of October 1st. 

For more information, please call Alec Portalupi at the Vermont Agency of Transportation at 802-828-3889; or Gary Schelley of VTrans at (802) 828-0425.

[Dick Brown]

Chris              Just as a point of interest , is there any agency ( public or private ) that individual homeowners can turn to for financial assistance when their personal Homeowners Insurance Policy doesn't cover their property or house damage because it was caused by flooding and they had no Flood Insurance Addendum

[Chris Santee]

Resources for Vermonters recovering from Tropical Storm Irene
from Congressman Peter Welch:
As Vermonters work to recover from Tropical Storm Irene, there are a number of resources that you or someone you know may find helpful. Visit www.welch.house.gov/irene for information on assistance available to individuals, businesses, farmers, and municipalities, a list of counties eligible for individual and public assistance, and a list of FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers around the state. If you need additional assistance,  please contact our office at (888) 605-7270.

[Dick Brown]

Chris              Thanks for your help . My niece in Braintree ( 5 miles from Randolph up in Rochester Hollow )  lost their Leech Field due to Irene's effect , was visited by FEMA and encouraged by that person to apply for assistance and then turned down by someone " up the line "
because they weren't eligible . When I called the 888 number you listed , a positive response is now giving my sister and her daughter new hope for an agency that might assist them with funding in the restoration of their system .  Thanks again for the info !!!!