On Friday Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s Congressional Delegation made a joint announcement that President Joe Biden has approved the a request for a “Major Disaster Declaration” for Maine counties impacted by a severe spring storm.
The storm, which occurred April 30 and May 1, brought flooding, swelling rivers, power outages, tree damage, and more than $2 million in infrastructure damage to eight Maine counties.
In June Gov. Mills requested that President Biden issue the Disaster Declaration for Franklin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Sagadahoc, and Waldo Counties.
“We are grateful that President Biden has approved Maine’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration,” said Mills and Maine’s Congressional Delegation in a joint statement. “This declaration will make available critical Federal funding that Maine will use to complete costly infrastructure repairs necessary after this spring’s severe storm.”
Biden’s approval of the request will unlock federal assistance through the Public Assistance (PA) Program, which provides supplemental grants to states and local governments to help respond to and recover from major disasters or emergencies.
The Disaster Declaration will also grant the State of Maine federal funding through the Hazard Mitigation Program, which will help fund rebuilding efforts in a way that reduces or mitigates future disaster losses.
In May, virtual assessments by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) validated $2,978,440 in infrastructure damage from the storm across nine Maine counties.
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And the literal train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio has yet to be declared a disaster. Guess you have to be a Dumbocrat to get any of that Fed tax money that you pay. It’s damage cost is $387 million. https://www.wtae.com/article/norfolk-southern-east-palestine-train-derailment-cost-estimate/43713159#
Maine certainly is a declared disaster after all the harmful destructive laws the Democrats literally pushed through our extremely radical legislature recently. Can you imagine abortion for any reason up until birth and then a bonus profit center of the highly profitable limbs and organs of the aborted viable babies.Kick in laws that support school counselors keeping secrets from parents. How about little ole Maine now being a trans sanctuary State? These are only a few of the laws thrust upon the sleeping taxpaying citizens. This disaster money is nothing more than a reward to the good work of our extremist radical elected officials.
Keep in mind when it comes time to vote that Voting or Not Voting has Consequences.
Ron Ray Gun
In case you didn’t know class one railroads (NS) are self insured.
Every American should receive Disaster Relief Funds as the entire Biden reign of incompetence has been an utter Disaster!!
R Champ, I agree with everything you said, and I”m wondering where all the republicans in Maine are? Why aren’t more of them speaking up. And don’t forget, Dems in Augusta have also put together a bill ready to pass, that will force all we Mainers to pay for the illegals healthcare, yet not one word of opposition? WTH. I seriously believe we don’t have even one republican at the state level that has a voice and a spine.
Well Susan, since you asked…
The “Republicans” with a spine are systemic racist tyrannical patriarch CIS male scum. If you honestly cared about the state and old Mainers in general we would see you at or advertising protests and rallies for something other than Abortion, climate change and gun grabbing. You mildly give a shit about parental rights but only after you determined it was safe as long as you only focus on the sex part, its hard to defend those policies without looking like a pedo enabler. The anti White/anti America stuff can stay, thats critical for academic success.
Maybe not shaming or castrating your men if they risk your social credit by saying taboo topics. Karen and her allies are who push every bit of this legislation. Just look at every single photo op where the activists pose for victory. 1 politician, 9 Karens and a demure male holding a daily planner who cant maintain eye contact.
Get me 1,000 women at the State House protesting Seekers being given YOUR children’s children’s future prospects and homeland away. Or just whisper to your man when you think nobody can hear you: “Got stuck in the line at Hannaford behind a group of I guess…like refugees or whatever. This isnt fair…I mean, its not racist, but…their shopping cart was FULL…like to the top. And they didn’t even speak English….the deli was closed so I got frozen jalapeno poppers instead.”