Twelve Nebraska counties have been approved for Public Assistance from FEMA. Recovery efforts are still underway for residents throughout the state affected by last month’s storms, tornadoes, and flooding. Kevin Garvin is the Emergency Manager for Cedar County, and says the assistance will greatly help with the public infrastructure…
More assessments need to be completed to know for sure how much assistance is needed…
Several towns, like Pilger, need the assistance for facilities such as schools as well as road and bridge repair. The request for Individual Assistance is still pending, and Garvin says the counties were not given any expectations for when that request will be completed. Nebraska Emergency Management officials are estimated the damage to exceed $13 million.
