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Marion County weighs moving ahead on road projects as more than $1 million in FEMA reimbursements remains unpaid
Summary
Council members said pending FEMA reimbursements of “over $1,000,000” for past work make it risky for Marion County to front the money now required for culvert and resurfacing projects; a meeting the following day was expected to clarify which projects FEMA has approved.
Unidentified Speaker 2 told the Marion County Council that previously approved road work— including culvert repairs and resurfacing—requires the county to provide funds up front. "We have to provide that money upfront," the speaker said, and without that cash the county may have to abandon some projects.
The speaker warned that the county is waiting on reimbursement from FEMA for past work and described a reimbursement amount of "over $1,000,000" that has been pending for a couple of years.…
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