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Scott County reports millions in agricultural and timber damage; FEMA assistance open, deadlines approaching
Summary
The county’s agricultural extension and emergency management officials reported roughly $4.75 million in assessed agricultural and timber damage so far and urged residents to apply for FEMA and SBA assistance; officials emphasized a Dec. 2 application deadline for some FEMA programs.
Scott County staff told the Board of Supervisors that storm damage to farms and timber has produced millions of dollars in assessed losses and that federal assistance programs are available to affected households and businesses.
Scott Jerrell, the county agricultural extension agent, said field assessments to date total $2,669,000 in agricultural damages and roughly $2,079,000 in timber losses, yielding about $4,750,000 of direct, assessed damage. "If we put realistic values to it, that number could be between the 6 and…
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