Mangano Announces: Local Governments To Receive Millions In FEMA Reimbursement For Storm Damage

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced towns and villages across the County will be reimbursed by the Federal Government and New York State for damages incurred during the March 13th Nor’easter and the March 30th rain storm that caused extensive damages throughout Long Island.

Damages included flooded roads, downed trees and power lines, and resulted in a Federal Disaster Declaration that allowed the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to coordinate efforts to secure reimbursement for damages. Some of Nassau’s coordination efforts included:

• County Executive Mangano and county officials taking representatives of FEMA and SEMO on a preliminary damage assessment of each city, village and town.
• Nassau compiling preliminary data and providing that to New York State and the Federal government.
• Nassau County hosting workshops with local municipalities to teach them how to fill out the proper forms.

As a result, beginning next week, Nassau County and over 50 Nassau County municipalities, school districts and fire departments will receive checks from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State Emergency Management Office (SEMO) that will recoup 87.5% of their costs, which totals several million dollars. Of the 87.5% recouped, 75% is being paid by the Federal Government and 12.5% is being paid by New York State. Nassau County alone recouped over $246,000.

“Nassau County worked diligently to ensure that every local municipality was able to get reimbursed for most of the damages that they incurred as a result of these March storms,” said County Executive Mangano. “Many local municipalities incurred large expenses that would have inevitably affected the taxpayer. Our efforts on behalf of all Nassau residents proved successful with municipalities receiving back 87.5% of their costs from the State and Federal government’s disaster funds.”