Damage Assessment Slated For Area Counties
19 September 2018 News
Governor Scott Walker says the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be assessing 17 Wisconsin counties hit hard by flooding and tornadoes. FEMA teams will assess damage to homes in Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marquette, Monroe, Ozaukee, Richland, Sauk, and Vernon Counties. Local damage assessments from counties shows more than $108 million in damage to residences. This includes 56 homes destroyed, 564 homes with major damage, and nearly 4,000 with minor or affected damage. In addition, 14 businesses were destroyed, 62 sustained major damage and 96 reported minor damage with losses of nearly $49 million. Flooding also caused more than $75 million in damage to public infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and dams, and emergency protective measures. Damage assessments to look at public infrastructure assistance will be conducted in Adams, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Iron, Juneau, La Crosse, Marquette, Monroe, Ozaukee, Richland, Sauk, and Vernon Counties. FEMA officials will begin the preliminary assessment on Monday.
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