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Newton County court presses for clearer FEMA path and centralized grant coordination after 2024 floods
Summary
Commissioners said delays and confusion in FEMA recovery work cost the county opportunities and directed the judge’s office to centralize communications and ensure all commissioners are included in FEMA portal activity.
Newton County Commissioner’s Court discussed the county’s ongoing FEMA recovery work for a 2024 flooding event and directed the judge’s office to create a single point of contact and distribution list to ensure commissioners and staff receive all FEMA communications.
The discussion, led by Commissioner Powell (speaker_2), focused on recent meetings with FEMA staff in which county field inspections and data uploads moved 12 roads into FEMA’s estimating group (CRC). Powell said the county’s site inspector had uploaded detailed field notes, photographs and GPS coordinates, and that CRC estimates would now determine how much FEMA will reimburse. “We were moved from a holding pattern to the point of our 12 roads went to the CRC,” Powell said.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the backlog and unclear communication have cost Newton County both time and possible funding. They…
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