Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Pike County Awaits FEMA Funding
KENTUCKY....
Pike County Judge-Executive Wayne T. Rutherford says some Pike Countians will never fully recover from damages left by the floods of May and June 2009, some of the worst natural calamities in the history of Pike County. Damage was so widespread it prompted a presidential disaster declaration. Rutherford says, as we continue to recover, nearly $5.5 million has been paid to Pike County from FEMA, with $4.9 million toward roads and $500,000 to emergency management. The Pike County government submitted nearly $7 million in claims for reimbursement with FEMA, according to Pike County Purchasing Director Frankie Stacy. The $6,855,004.22 is subject to change. Rutherford says, “The money owed to us by FEMA keeps going up. The county is still owed money from floods that happened years ago. It turns out FEMA is an agency that can’t be trusted when it comes to getting what is rightfully ours.”
Pike County Judge-Executive Wayne T. Rutherford says some Pike Countians will never fully recover from damages left by the floods of May and June 2009, some of the worst natural calamities in the history of Pike County. Damage was so widespread it prompted a presidential disaster declaration. Rutherford says, as we continue to recover, nearly $5.5 million has been paid to Pike County from FEMA, with $4.9 million toward roads and $500,000 to emergency management. The Pike County government submitted nearly $7 million in claims for reimbursement with FEMA, according to Pike County Purchasing Director Frankie Stacy. The $6,855,004.22 is subject to change. Rutherford says, “The money owed to us by FEMA keeps going up. The county is still owed money from floods that happened years ago. It turns out FEMA is an agency that can’t be trusted when it comes to getting what is rightfully ours.”
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:06 PM 
