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Pike County Judge explains FEMA process, warns major repairs could take years
Summary
Pike County Judge/Executive outlined the county's reliance on FEMA for post-flood repairs, estimated tens of millions in damage, described engineering needs and funding shares, and warned that many permanent repairs will require lengthy FEMA review and approval.
Pike County Judge/Executive Judge Jones told the fiscal court on Aug. 18 that FEMA’s review and approval process is delaying permanent repairs to roads and bridges damaged in recent storms and floods and that some projects could take years to complete.
“Since the February flood, the Pike County fiscal court has received exactly $0 from FEMA,” Judge Jones said during a lengthy presentation explaining the county’s recovery process. He told the court FEMA had approved only 10 public assistance projects in Kentucky so far and that the county has more than 3,000 damaged sites on roads, bridges and infrastructure to be assessed.
Jones said many repairs will require engineering work to correct…
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