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Flood recovery advocates ask for continued FEMA match support and new state flood positions

2346580 · February 19, 2025
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Teddy Waszak asked the committee to continue municipal FEMA match funding, and to fund two new positions—a municipal grant liaison and a flood mitigation technician—to help smaller towns navigate grants and identify watershed‑scale projects.

Teddy Waszak of Barre City urged the House Appropriations Committee to maintain and expand state support for flood response and recovery after the 2023 and 2024 floods. Waszak asked the committee to continue the state’s practice of paying FEMA match money for municipalities…

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