$561,000 awarded to local residents by FEMA

Posted on November 25, 2016

While the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), using its own algorithms, initially suggested that there was only $24,000 in damages from Hurricane Hermine in Taylor County, since approving individual assistance for Taylor County, the agency has made $561,000 eligible to local property owners.

That’s according to County Administrator Dustin Hinkel, who told county commissioners Tuesday that FEMA has received 275 registrations from Taylor County.

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