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MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Gov. Tony Evers is asking for speedy federal relief for the victims of the July 27 EF-3 tornado in the Fox Valley.
Evers sent a letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration asking for a Rapid Disaster Declaration for Winnebago County.
“The folks in Winnebago County have shown up for one another and persevered in the months since the July storms, but we know that goodwill, volunteers, and hard work alone won’t fix the destruction caused. Now, we need our federal partners to step up,” Evers said in a news release. “As a state, we are doing everything we can to ensure our families, neighbors, and communities can recover, and I am urging the Trump Administration to do the right thing and provide this needed relief to support Wisconsin’s businesses, families, and communities.”
Last month, Evers formally requested a disaster declaration from President Donald Trump. Preliminary damage assessments of more than 2,300 residential properties by FEMA and Wisconsin Emergency Management estimated a total of more than $8.2 million in damage from storms that day in the Fox Valley and northern Wisconsin. Another $13.8 million in damage was estimated to have been caused to public sector infrastructure. Nearly $13.3 million of the total verified damage was in Winnebago County.
If the SBA Rapid Declaration request is granted, Evers’ office says homeowners may be eligible for up to $500,000 in property loans, and renters may be eligible for up to $100,000 in loans.
Meanwhile on Wednesday, the Community Response Fund announced that all $5 million donated by the community for Fox Valley tornado relief has been awarded to local nonprofits helping affected families and neighborhoods.
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