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Franklin County approves local disaster declaration after Drewersburg tornado, seeks state relief
Summary
Franklin County commissioners authorized a local disaster declaration after a Drewersburg-area tornado damaged about 22 properties, enabling affected residents to apply for up to $25,000 from the state disaster relief fund for uninsured or underinsured losses.
Franklin County commissioners voted June 24 to formalize a local disaster declaration after a tornado struck the Drewersburg area, county Emergency Management Director Amy Lindsey told the board.
"We were hit by a tornado out in the Drewersburg area," Lindsey said, and initial reports of eight to 10 impacted homes have risen to "about 22 properties that have had damage." She said one home was destroyed, two others are unlivable and several structures such as barns and sheds sustained damage.
Lindsey requested the declaration so residents could access the state disaster relief fund, which she said provides up to $25,000 for uninsured or underinsured losses. She added the declaration had already been signed by Commissioner Cook and submitted to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security; the board voted to authorize the commissioners' president, Jeff, to sign the local declaration on file.
John Heise moved to authorize signature of the emergency-management declaration; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote, with Heise recorded as abstaining on the final voice tally.
The action formally places the county's declaration on file with the state and allows impacted residents to apply for state-administered assistance. No additional county funding decisions were made during the meeting.
The declaration has been submitted to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, and county emergency staff will continue damage assessments and outreach to affected property owners.
