FEMA TO CLOSE AUSTIN & GRIMES CO. CENTERS
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that two of its area Disaster Recovery Centers will be closing this Saturday.
FEMA is closing its Disaster Recovery Centers in Sealy in Austin County and in Plantersville in Grimes County on Saturday. The Sealy center, located at St. Mary’s Catholic Church CCD Building, will close Saturday at 2 p.m. The Plantersville center, located at Todd Mission Hall, will close at noon Saturday.
After Saturday, those seeking assistance may visit any of the other disaster recovery centers in the area. Disaster Recovery Centers remain open in:
Bastrop County at ROTC Building/Bastrop High School at 1200 Cedar St. in Bastrop.
Burleson County at The Yegua Center at 616 8th St. in Somerville.
Brazos County at the Bryan High School Blue Campus at 3450 Campus Dr. in Bryan
Waller County at Waller County Road and Bridge at 775 Business 290 in Hempstead; and the Brookshire Civic Center at 4010 Fourth Street, in Brookshire
The latest FEMA reports show over $94-million in assistance has been distributed to victims of flooding in April and in May.
According to the latest information released by FEMA, 5,199 applications have been approved for May flooding victims, totaling $34.9-million.
In Washington County, 229 applications have been approved for a total of $1,055,422; Austin County, 134 applications for $1,053,762; Burleson County, 66 applications for $290,462; Grimes County, 151 applications for $582,375; Brazos County, 164 applications for $777,322; Lee County, 31 applications for $379,510; Fayette County, 19 applications for $112,434; and Waller County, 164 applications for $1,375, 343.
10,198 applications for assistance from the April storms have been approved for a total of $59.16-million.
Austin County has had 169 applications approved for $1,141,187; Grimes County, 90 applications for $350,235; Fayette County, 27 applications for $143,950; Colorado County, 34 applications for $271,938; and Waller County, 441 applications for $3,347,272.
FEMA representative Rita Egan reminds the public that two deadlines are fast approaching for Texans affected by the storms.
The deadline to apply for federal disaster assistance for the April 17-30 storms is this Friday (7/29).
If damage occurred May 26-June 24, the registration deadline is Aug. 10.
Texas residents who filed their homeowner’s insurance claims for disaster-related damage are encouraged to register with FEMA even if they did not receive a final insurance settlement.