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Newton County court extends disaster declaration for April flooding events
Summary
Newton County commissioners voted to extend the county's Declaration of Disaster to cover flooding events on April 10 and the amended April 27, 2024 incidents, a procedural step to support recovery and potential federal/state assistance.
Newton County Commissioners Court voted Sept. 10 to extend its Declaration of Disaster to cover two April 2024 flooding events, the court said during its regular session.
The presiding officer moved to approve an extension of the declaration for the April 10 event and the amended April 27 event; Commissioner Fi seconded the motion and the court voted in favor.
The declaration covers the two dates of flooding identified by county staff. Commissioners did not elaborate on specific assistance or next steps during the motion; the vote was recorded as unanimous in the transcript.
The extension is commonly used as a procedural step to preserve the county's options for state or federal disaster assistance, debris removal, and recovery funding. The court did not state in the meeting record whether it would seek specific state or federal reimbursements or the dollar amounts involved.
The court moved on to other agenda items after the vote; no further discussion or conditions were recorded on the disaster-extension motion.
