The Obama administration has declared disaster areas much of Connecticut hard-hit by the Jan. 12 snowstorm, qualifying them for financial relief for snow-removal and other storm costs totaling $14 million, the governor’s office says.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in mid-February filed a request for federal disaster relief on behalf of communities that incurred an estimated $14 million in costs stemming from the Jan. 12 snowstorm, including Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London and Tolland Counties, including the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nations.
Under the disaster declaration, the federal government has set a 48-hour window for costs incurred during the storm for Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New London, Tolland Counties and the Tribal Nations, and for 72 hours for New Haven County.
The president’s declaration also allows Connecticut to make additional designations at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments, the Malloy’s office said.
Obama did not declare a major disaster for Middlesex and Windham Counties. So, Malloy says he has ordered state emergency management authorities to prepare an appeal specifically on the pair’s behalf.
Congressman Joe Courtney also vowed Friday to help with the relief push for both.
In a statement, Malloy thanked President Barack Obama for the assistance.
“The major disaster declaration that President Obama declared will help our cities and towns with the gaping holes in their budgets left by a brutal, relentless winter,” he said.
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