State appeals FEMA decision on flood aid

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Flooding in Kosciusko County in January, 2008. (WSBT file photo)

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Apr 22, 2008 at 2:45 PM EST

Story Updated: Apr 22, 2008 at 2:48 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Homeland Security Tuesday sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency appealing a March 20 denial of federal assistance for northern Indiana counties affected by flooding earlier this year.

Counties included are Elkhart, Marshall, Kosciusko, Starke, Benton, Carroll, Cass, DeKalb, Jasper, Newton, Noble, Pulaski and White.

Last week, Homeland Security, the Indiana Department of Transportation, FEMA and county officials performed preliminary damage assessments to quantify additional damage in those counties.

FEMA’s public assistance program provides supplemental disaster grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned and certain private non-profit facilities, as well as hazard mitigation measures during the recovery process.

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