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Muskego mayor to drop flood state of emergency; multi-agency resource center set for Sept. 11
Summary
The mayor announced the city will lift the state of emergency declared after recent flooding and highlighted a multi-agency resource center Sept. 11 in Waukesha County to help flood-affected residents, with federal disaster review still in progress.
The Muskego mayor said the city will drop the state of emergency declared after recent flooding and urged residents affected by the event to visit a multi-agency resource center on Thursday, Sept. 11, where multiple agencies will offer information on recovery resources.
In communications delivered at the Sept. 9 Muskego Common Council meeting, the mayor said emergency management agencies are completing damage assessments and that federal review of the damage reports is underway. “I issued a state of emergency due to the flooding, back on Monday after the, flooding happened. I will be dropping that state of emergency tomorrow,” the mayor said.
The mayor outlined the typical process following an incident: local, state and federal officials complete preliminary damage assessments and submit documentation for federal review; the next step would be a presidential disaster declaration if federal officials determine it is warranted and the jurisdiction requests it. The mayor said that if federal assistance becomes available, residents will need to apply and that details will be posted on the city’s website and social media as they are received.
The multi-agency resource center will be at the Washington County Expo Center Forum Building, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 11. The mayor described it as a single-location drop-in resource: “So if you had any impact from the floods and you want to find out what resources are available to you, separate from any FEMA, things, that, this would be a place to go.”
Council members asked whether privately held insurance should be reported at the resource center and the mayor said she was not certain of every insurance interaction but suggested homeowners may still have unmet damage not fully covered by private policies and therefore should check resources on a case-by-case basis.
The city said it will share updates about federal review and any assistance information on its website and social media platforms as they become available.
