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FEMA Comes to Crawford County

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Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/16/2017 - 10:54

 

FEMA comes to Crawford County

By Ted Pennekamp

 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) met with Grant County officials on Aug. 15 and with Crawford County officials on Aug. 16 regarding the severe thunderstorm of July 19 and the subsequent flooding of area rivers. 

Thousands of trees were blown down in a 12-county area in southwest Wisconsin. Roads, buildings and other public infrastructure were damaged in high winds and floods.

FEMA is in the process of meeting with all the affected counties to review damage assessments to public infrastructure only. Grant County sustained $2.23 million in damages to public infrastructure. Crawford County sustained $353,476 in damages.

The meeting in Crawford County was held at 1 p.m. in the Highway Department building along Highway 27 near Seneca. The meeting was attended by FEMA, Wisconsin Emergency Management, Crawford County Emergency Management, the Crawford County Highway Department and County Board President Tom Cornford, among others. 

The damage to public infrastructure was more than $16 million in all of the affected counties combined. The review by FEMA will help to determine whether or not the affected counties will receive federal funds to pay for the damages.

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