Christie Seeks Federal Assistance In Wake Of Late October Snowstorm
The governor has asked President Barack Obama for a major disaster declaration for 11 counties.
Gov. Chris Christie has asked President Barack Obama for a federal disaster declaration for 11 New Jersey counties, including Union, that sustained damage during a suprise snowstorm on Oct. 29. The late October storm dumped heavy, wet snow on the state, bringing down trees and power lines and causing widespread power outages that lasted several days in some parts of the state. The governor told the president that the storm's impact was more damaging to trees and power lines than Hurricane Irene. Through the disaster declaration, Christie is hoping to secure federal funding to lend financial assistance to municipalities that were forced to dip into their coffers to pay for emergency cleanup of debris as well as repair to municipal …
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Janet M Dillon
7:05 pm on Thursday, November 3, 2011
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