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Bolivar council approves contract with recovery-management firm to pursue FEMA reimbursements

5793187 · July 8, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a contract with a private recovery-management firm (presented as Appacidian) to document storm damage and file public assistance requests with FEMA and TEMA; the firm will bill hourly and said FEMA can reimburse project administration fees up to 5% of project costs.

Bolivar City Council voted to approve a contract with a private recovery-management team to help the city and county pursue FEMA public assistance reimbursements after recent storms. The consultant told council the company will document storm damage, capture labor and equipment hours, and help submit the Request for Public Assistance to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and FEMA.

The presenter, who identified herself as having 35 years of emergency-management…

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