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Barnstable County commissioners authorize letter urging delegation to prioritize disaster readiness fund
Summary
Facing uncertainty in federal FEMA reimbursements, Barnstable County commissioners voted to have the county administrator draft a letter to the state delegation urging prioritized state readiness funding to help towns respond and recover from storms.
Barnstable County commissioners voted Sept. 26 to authorize the county administrator to draft a letter to the county's state legislative delegation urging support for a state-level disaster readiness fund and increased attention to federal public-assistance reimbursements.
The motion, discussed during an update from Chip Riley, emergency preparedness director in the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, follows ongoing uncertainty at the federal level about FEMA reimbursements for large-impact events. Riley briefed the board on continuing conversations with state and regional emergency managers and said officials still lack clarity about the conditions and timing for…
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