Nobles County Designated for Public Assistance
Release Date: July 17, 2001
Release Number: 1370-25
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St Paul, MN -- Federal disaster funds have been made available for Nobles County to help local governments rebuild public property damaged by the recent severe storms in Minnesota, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today.
FEMA Director Joe M. Allbaugh said the assistance was approved following a review of damage data gathered by federal and state disaster recovery officials.
"Ensuring that vital community services are restored as quickly as possible is part of our continuing commitment to help Minnesota achieve a full and lasting recovery," Allbaugh said.
Affected local governments in Nobles County are eligible to apply for federal funds to pay
75 percent of the approved cost for debris removal, emergency services related to the disaster, and repairing or replacing damaged public facilities, such as roads, buildings and utilities.
The funds were authorized under the major disaster declaration issued by President Bush on
May 16 and made available through FEMA's public assistance program for state and local governments.
Procedures for requesting the assistance will be explained at an applicant briefing to be conducted by state and federal disaster officials at a location to be announced shortly in the county area.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 21-Oct-2003 14:21:57