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Yankton Flood Damage Gets FEMA Attention

Yankton Flood Damage Gets FEMA Attention

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Damages to public infrastructure in the City of Yankton from the March flooding was estimated at about eighteen million dollars, with hopes of getting disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

City Manager Amy Leon says they have been working through the process…

Leon says they will need a FEMA contact…

Leon told the city commission this week that they will try to have most of the groundwork done as soon as possible….https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/amy-leon-725c

Leon says the deadline to get all the information submitted to FEMA is in December.

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