FEMA grants appeal
Comet staff report

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will grant public assistance to 13 northern Indiana counties, including Carroll, hit hard by severe flooding that began Jan. 7. Public assistance provides funding to local governments for infrastructure repair costs and debris removal.

Other counties include Benton, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Jasper, Kosciusko, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Pulaski, Starke and White.

On March 20, FEMA denied a request to assist state, county and local governments to repair damage and reimburse emergency costs. The governor appealed the original decision, saying that damage was much more severe than originally recognized. Additional damage was discovered and verified in several counties after flood water receded.