FEMA released its disaster declaration today (Tue) for the Lake Ontario shoreline that was flooded out by rising lake levels in the spring. But officials in Monroe and Cayuga counties were shocked to find they’d been left off the list. The declaration means federal funding is available to the state and local governments devastated by […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo has formally requested the federal government to declare the Lake Ontario shoreline a disaster area for home and business owners affected by the spring flooding. The governor’s office released a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency dated July 6th, but not made public until over the weekend. It calls for an […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo says he’s applying for FEMA emergency funding to aid Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River property owners who were flooded by the record high lake levels this spring. Cuomo says he believes in this case, the federal government owes something to New York’s shoreline residents. Speaking in Irondequoit , the governor said […]