GovernorDoyle met with FEMA head David Paulison yesterday:
He says he asked Paulison to have
FEMA reimburse local governments up to 90% of their costs for repairing
damage to public facilities. FEMA already has agreed to reimburse local
governments up to 75% of those expenses.The governor also asked Paulison to skip inspecting 89 homes still underwater and declare them eligible for buyout.
Yes there are still homes underwater andFEMA will not inspect them until the water recedes and that could take months …
“I’ve put up with this for a month.
Nobody’s done anything,” said one homeowner. “This water’s going to
be here in January. These homes will never be open,” said Gene
Dischler.SNIP
After the 1993 floods which also hit the Prairie View community, the water didn’t recede until November. “This flood is 500 times worse,” said Dischler.
FEMA’s top officer in WI “admitted FEMA has never dealt with this situation before.”