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Upshur County is among 11 West Virginia counties approved for federal aid to repair public infrastructure after storms, flooding and landslides that began July 21.
President Donald J. Trump approved the funding, Governor Patrick Morrisey’s office said in an October 7 release. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program pays a share of the costs of emergency work, clearing debris and repairing or replacing damaged roads, utilities and other public infrastructure.
“Our local emergency managers, first responders and volunteers worked alongside the state and FEMA to document the damage and make the case for this assistance,” Morrisey said in the release.
The other counties covered by the approval are Lewis, Barbour, Randolph, Doddridge, Pendleton, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tucker, Tyler and Wetzel.
Household aid through Individual Assistance had already been approved for July storm victims in Upshur, Lewis, Pleasants and Ritchie counties. My Buckhannon reported October 6 that Upshur residents have until October 17 to apply.
Trump also approved household assistance in Fayette, Harrison and Kanawha counties for storms and flooding August 14-18. Eligible residents can receive help paying for temporary housing, repairing their homes and covering other disaster losses that insurance does not fully cover.
Residents in those three counties with August storm damage can submit applications at DisasterAssistance.gov or through the FEMA mobile app. The FEMA Helpline also takes applications at 800-621-3362.
For Boone and Logan counties, FEMA upheld its denial of household assistance for June flooding, according to the governor’s office. The state had appealed in an effort to secure aid for residents.
“We are disappointed by the decision on Boone and Logan counties, but we are not going to stop working for those communities,” Morrisey said in the release.
