Governor Gregoire has sent a letter to the president asking that 33 counties in Washington be declared disaster areas as the result of the cold weather and snow storms in December. Cowlitz County was included in the declaration request. If this request is approved federal aid and loans would be available to Cowlitz County residents for damages. There would also be reimbursements to local governmental agencies for their snow removal costs and damages.
We will keep you posted with any developments in this request for a presidential disaster declaration.
Today's letter is in addition to the economic loss request that the governor made to the federal Small Business Administration (SBA) in January. The first request was approved and businesses can contact the SBA at the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Longview and apply for low interest loans to cover economic losses from the December storms.
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