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FEMA is rolling out new benefits and processes for disaster victims in March. Many hope it will simplify a complex system that’s prevented some in eastern Kentucky from getting all the help they may be eligible to receive.
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Kentucky’s Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts announced Thursday it will conduct a “special examination” of the Public Protection Cabinet’s oversight of the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief and Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Funds.
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Kentucky officials defended the state-managed cleanup of eastern Kentucky’s devastating flooding during a legislative meeting on Tuesday, and largely avoided addressing miscommunication and ballooning costs that have taken place during the process.
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The relief funds, established by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, allow the state to take donations from private entities to distribute to those impacted by the natural disasters.
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As winter approaches, many eastern Kentuckians whose homes were hit by historic floods in July are still living out of travel trailers or in other unstable accommodations.
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People clutching folders full of paper flitted in and out of the FEMA disaster recovery center in Whitesburg, Kentucky last month. Some of them looked worried, or angry.Officials announced, without warning, that people rebuilding or repairing homes after the flood will have to apply for floodplain construction permits–complying with a 20-year-old ordinance that had not been actively enforced in the county.
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West Virginia has had a comprehensive flood mitigation plan on the books since 2004, though officials have taken little concrete action to implement it. And in Kentucky, extensive regional plans spell out how communities could decrease the potential for flood damage.
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The Louisville Republican is surveying damage, meeting with local officials, and visiting relief centers. He's also been touting federal legislation for placing the state in a good financial position for long-term recovery.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is extending a deadline for Kentucky residents to apply for flood recovery assistance.Affected counties have filed…
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Eastern Kentucky’s water problems are well documented, but for Pike County, some help may be on the way. The county’s two Appalachian Regional Commission…