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Hillsborough leaders discuss widespread hail damage and possible FEMA assistance
Summary
Council members discussed extensive hail damage after a recent storm and the potential for a county or federal disaster declaration that could unlock FEMA grant opportunities; interim administrator Mister Webb said city adjusters have inspected municipal assets.
Council members raised concerns about storm and hail damage to homes, vehicles and city assets after a recent storm. The chair cautioned that numbers were unverified but said he had "heard somewhere between 80 to 90% of the roofs... in Hillsborough have been totaled out," then stressed the point was unconfirmed.
Interim administrator Mister Webb said the city's insurance adjusters had inspected buildings, vehicles and equipment and that a federal disaster declaration filed by the county could open FEMA grants and other support. "Their adjusters have been out here multiple days... I expect it to be a very thorough report," Webb said, and the council discussed coordinating with county emergency management on possible next steps.
