3 more West Tenn. counties included in storm disaster declaration
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Governor BIll Haslam announced Thursday that Gibson, Haywood and Weakley counties now are included in the federal disaster declaration resulting from June severe weather, according to a release. Claiborne, Gibson, Giles, Haywood and Weakley counties have been determined to be adversely affected by the June 5-10 weather and qualify for federal assistance to local governments, according to the release. “I’m glad these additional counties will be able to use the assistance to recovery more quickly than otherwise possible” Haslam said in the release. With these additions, nine West Tennessee counties and 23 counties statewide are now eligible for recovery funds from federal disaster declaration. State and local governments and electrical utilities spent nearly $10 million in response to, and recovery from, the wind damage and flash-flooding impacts, according to the release. Declared counties receive federal assistance that provide reimbursement for 75 percent of eligible disaster-related emergency and recovery costs. The state will provide local governments with half — or 12.5 percent — of the required local cost share, the release states. The presidential disaster declaration also includes FEMA’s hazard mitigation grant program on a statewide basis. Damage assessments by state and federal emergency management previously resulted in declarations for Anderson, Bledsoe, Carroll, Decatur, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Lawrence, Lewis, Madison, Marion, Maury, McNairy, Moore, Perry, Roane, Sequatchie and Tipton counties.
