President Approves Disaster Declaration For Late October Snowstorm
Federal funding will be available to supplement costs associated with cleanup from the unexpected snowfall on Oct. 29.
A major disaster declaration approved Nov. 30 by President Barack Obama will allow Union County towns affected by the late October snowstorm to secure federal funding for costs associated with emergency work and repairs resulting from the unexpected storm. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to New Jersey and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by the Oct. 29 snowstorm. The late October storm dumped heavy, wet snow on the state, bringing down trees and power lines and causing widespread power outages that left more than 700,000 homes and businesses without electricity, some for several …
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Toniann Antonelli
12:18 pm on Friday, December 2, 2011
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