Ice Storm Disaster Receives a Chilly Response from Trump's FEMA

In March of this year, Northern Lower Michigan experienced an unprecedented ice storm effecting 90,000 residential and businesses in 11 counties.  The cleanup continues today with minimal funds from FEMA.

 In July, Trump approve FEMA funds but chose to excluded the two local utilities (Presque Isle Electric & Gas and Great Lakes Energy), residential and business losses.  65% or $89.7 mil of the total clean-up cost was incurred by the local utilities.  Without FEMA funding/grants the cost will be pass on to the area’s residences and business.  In addition, costs for restoration of the utilities is estimated to be $300 million. Households could have to pay as much as $4,500 each for the lack of FEMA funding the utilities in addition to the costs they incurred to damage to their homes from the ICE Storm.

Please contact your US House representative, FEMA and Michigan representative.  Call, write and vote your interests.

1.    Whitmer appeals FEMA denials for disaster aid for Northern Michigan ice storms • Michigan Advance https://share.google/z2O9FwuAypQiVlFjy

2.    Governor Whitmer Appeals FEMA Denials of Key Disaster Aid Programs Following Devastating Ice Storm in Northern Michigan https://share.google/nRhI55EYAreZxc8Hn

3.    The ice storm walloped northern Michigan’s power grid. Residents are paying for it - mlive.com https://share.google/aIClygdxoIQgwLCRO