North Carolina Receives Funds For Debris Removal
Release Date: April 3, 2003
Release Number: R4-03-36
Atlanta, GA -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said today it will reimburse the North Carolina Department of Transportation $840,166 for costs of debris removal and emergency protective measures taken in Granville County following December ice storms.
FEMA will pay 75 percent of the $1,120,222 total eligible costs of storm damage recovery efforts. The State of North Carolina will fund the remaining 25 percent. These funds were made available under FEMA's public assistance program in the eligible North Carolina counties including Granville following a major disaster declaration by President Bush.
The program is administered by the state with eligible disaster-related costs reimbursed by the federal government.
Michael D. Brown, FEMA director and under secretary designee for the Department of Homeland Security, said "this reimbursement is a part of our commitment to ensure that essential community needs following a disaster are taken care of as quickly as possible."
Severe winter storms struck the area Dec. 4 through Dec. 6. There was an accumulation of heavy ice on trees, resulting in trees and limbs falling on state-maintained roadways throughout Granville County, creating health and safety problems.
Also, residents with property adjacent to the roads, deposited woody debris on the roadsides, resulting in total eligible debris of nearly 150,000 cubic yards on 655 miles of county roads.
Last Modified: Monday, 07-Apr-2003 10:17:15