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Storm damage tops $233 million
By: Associated Press//September 18, 2018//
Listen to this articleMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The damage total from last month’s flooding and storms in Wisconsin continues to rise and now approaches a quarter of a billion dollars.
Gov. Scott Walker tweeted on Tuesday that the preliminary damages are nearly $234 million, up from the last estimate of $209 million, which was released less than two weeks ago.
The new totals include $109 million worth of damage to residential property, $76 million to the public property and more than $49 million to businesses.
Walker also announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct a preliminary damage assessment beginning Monday in 17 counties that were hit by storms starting on Aug. 17.
Getting those assessments completed is a necessary step before Walker can seek a federal disaster declaration. Such a declaration would activate at least one of two big FEMA programs designed to reimburse local governments and homeowners for repairs.
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