Humboldt County supervisors call on Congress for FEMA money

County owed millions for road repair reimbursements

Humboldt County Supervisors on Tuesday tacked on their support for approving more funding to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It’s part of an effort by elected representatives to increase hurricane relief in Congress — but Humboldt County’s interest is getting its own FEMA reimbursements from roads wrecked in past winter storms.

“They’re essential. We aren’t able to do roadwork right now. We have three, four projects that we’ve had to put on the back burner because our General Fund can’t handle it,” said Michelle Bushnell, 2nd District Supervisor.

The representatives that allocate funding for FEMA yearly aren’t currently in session. About 60 members of Congress, including Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), signed a letter last week calling on Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, to reconvene.

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By:  Sage Alexander
Source: Eureka Times Standard

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