MONROE COUNTY STAFF MEET WITH FEMA OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. REGARDING IRMA

MONROE COUNTY STAFF MEET WITH FEMA OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. REGARDING IRMA

Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi, Monroe County Director of Legislative Affairs Lisa Tennyson and Monroe County Director of Sustainability Rhonda Haag traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to meet with FEMA’s Acting Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Bob Nadeau at FEMA Headquarters. The group, which also included FEMA and County officials participating by phone, discussed issues that included FEMA’s reimbursement for eligible Hurricane Irma-related expenses incurred by Monroe County.

As of Feb. 28, the County has submitted about $16 million in expenses for reimbursement. It’s a complex process to ensure taxpayer money is properly spent. So far, FEMA has approved about $3.9 million of this submitted amount and has sent the funding to state’s Department of Emergency Management (DEM). DEM goes through its own approval process before sending the money to the County.

The County has estimated a preliminary cost of $93.3 million for Hurricane Irma-related expenses. This figure does not include the airports or mitigation. Monroe County’s Updated Hurricane Irma Financial Report is available on the County website at http://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13631.

L-R in the photo: Bob Nadeau, Lisa Tennyson, Roman Gastesi, Rhonda Haag.

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