Politics & Government
Westwood Receives Snow Reimbursement from FEMA
Officials announced last week that the town has received funding from FEMA to compensate for the snow and ice removal budget for a January storm.
The Town of Westwood last week received about $94,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as reimbursement for snow and ice removal after the blizzard that hit the area on January 11 and 12, officials said.
The reimbursement was on par with what was expected based on what the town applied for after the storm, according to Westwood Finance Director Pam Dukeman.
The reimbursement stems from an announcement in early March by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that federal disaster aide would be made available to communities throughout the state for local recovery efforts after .
The town spent about $550,000 for snow and ice removal last winter; an original budget was set at $250,000 prior to the first storm and an additional amount of more than $210,000 was allocated at .
The exact amount of the reimbursement, $94,116, allows the town to fully cover the deficit from last year.
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