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Council and staff review storm damage, cleanup and assistance options
Summary
City staff and council discussed recent storm impacts, cleanup progress, assistance for residents and businesses, and possible state or federal disaster recovery help; council members praised crews and asked how the city will quantify storm costs.
City Manager updated the council on recent storm response and recovery efforts, describing road reopenings, equipment used for cleanup, assistance available from nonprofits and a local effort called Needles Connect to coordinate donations and recovery tasks.
The manager thanked first responders and crews for reopening roads within about 10 hours after the storm and noted several community relief efforts, including St. Vincent de Paul assistance for utility bills and contributions from the Legacy Foundation. Council members praised the crews and asked how the city will calculate total storm costs and whether residents or businesses without flood insurance could qualify for state or federal disaster relief. A council member asked, "Are we going to or how will we be able to determine the dollar cost of the storm?" and sought information on available disaster recovery avenues. Staff said they are assessing impacts and will pursue available aid where appropriate.
