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Board accepts $12.3 million FEMA estimate to speed school repairs after damage
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Brandon Carpenter recommended and the school board approved accepting FEMA’s capped estimate rather than pursuing a project-by-project 75% reimbursements path to expedite repairs and reopen facilities.
The Carter County Board of Education voted unanimously to accept a $12,300,000 capped estimate offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to begin school repairs.
Dr. Brandon Carpenter, Director of Schools, presented the board with two options reported in FEMA’s process: accept the agency’s capped damage estimate or follow what staff described as the ‘‘75% path,’’ which would require itemizing and approving reimbursements project by project. Carpenter recommended accepting the capped funds so the district could start repairs and return students to schools more quickly. “My recommendation would be… we take the capped funds and we move forward,” Carpenter said.
Keith Bowers made the motion to accept the capped estimate; the motion was seconded and passed on a roll-call vote with all board members recorded as voting yes.
Board members discussed the goal of getting projects started quickly and returning students to school; staff noted additional detailed paperwork and separation of FEMA and insurance-funded projects would still be required.
The board’s vote authorizes district staff to proceed with repair work using the accepted FEMA estimate and to coordinate required documentation for separate insurance and FEMA claims.
