FEMA reimbursements to cover much of Feb. snow storm costs
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal officials have agreed to reimburse local governments in Wisconsin for three-fourths of the cost of a severe snow storm in February.
Local governments in 11 Wisconsin counties spent $11.3 million during the storm in early February.
Wisconsin Emergency Management spokeswoman Lori Getter says the Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse 75 percent of those expenses. The state will pick up 12.5 percent. Local governments will have to cover the remainder themselves.
Madison will get the bulk of the federal aid -- almost $500,000. Dane County will get about $170,000, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive almost $60,000.
The storm on Feb. 5-7 caused a snow emergency that create a 2,000-car pile on a Madison interstate that lasted 12 hours.
May 21, 2008 at 10:11 a.m.
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