Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday asked that 14 counties, including Texas, be included in a federal disaster declaration to include funds to repair roads and bridges damaged by flooding on Nov. 5.
“For the past week, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has been working in close coordination with our federal and local partners to document damage in the impacted areas,” Parson said. “We are confident that federal assistance will be forthcoming and appreciate all the work that’s already been done by SEMA, local responders and partner agencies to help these communities recover.”
Tours have been conducted in Texas County, where 17 townships maintain roads and bridges.
Joint damage assessments conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), SEMA and local emergency managers estimate nearly $45 million in infrastructure damage and emergency response costs are eligible for federal assistance.
Parson is requesting Public Assistance for the following counties: Carter, Crawford, Dent, Douglas, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Shannon, Texas, Washington and Wright.
If approved, Public Assistance would allow local governments and qualifying nonprofit agencies to seek federal assistance for reimbursement of emergency response and recovery costs, including repair and replacement of damaged roads, bridges and other public infrastructure.
