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Cranford officials stress FEMA's role after Ida and outline river desilting, desnagging plans
Summary
Commissioner Andrews warned federal changes to FEMA could harm Cranford’s flood response. He outlined a five-year desilting plan pending state approval, a planned desnagging operation in cooperation with Union County, and a police drone flight to map river obstructions.
Commissioner Andrews used the Township Committee meeting on April 22 to warn that a proposed federal shift in disaster response could reduce FEMA’s role and increase reliance on state and local governments for flood recovery.
Andrews cited Cranford’s experience after Hurricane Ida, saying the township received about $1,770,000 in FEMA public assistance that supported township responses…
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