Dozens of local residents and business owners filled the board meeting room beyond capacity Wednesday for a joint workshop between the Taylor County Commission and FEMA — only to be told by FEMA officials that rather than the public question-and-answer forum the residents and business owners expected, the workshop would consist of “training” for the county commission on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). However, FEMA and state officials pledged to schedule a public forum in Perry within the next two weeks to address specific questions and issues raised during the often contentious two-and-a-half hour workshop.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials have pledged to host a public forum in Perry within the next week or two with representatives from multiple federal and state agencies who can answer specific questions from local residents and business owners and address the needs they are facing as they attempt to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
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