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Emergency official warns FEMA public‑assistance thresholds may rise before hurricane season
Summary
David Green briefed council on potential FEMA changes that could raise thresholds for public assistance reimbursements and explained limits of individual assistance grants and the role of SBA loans.
David Green, introduced to the council as the speaker on FEMA changes, told Colleton County Council on May 6 that FEMA is considering raising the threshold to qualify for public assistance reimbursements and reviewed limits to individual assistance for residents.
Green said FEMA is proposing to increase the qualifying threshold for public assistance — the reimbursement program for local government emergency response costs — by a factor of four. Using current local figures he cited, that would raise Colleton County’s threshold…
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