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Federal disaster aid denied for storm
Thursday, April 3, 2008
COLUMBIA — State officials said a request to have nine counties, including Berkeley, declared federal disaster areas after the March 15 storms and tornadoes has been denied.
Gov. Mark Sanford says he has now sent a letter to the Federal Small Business Administration asking it to offer low-interest loans to people and businesses in Aiken, Allendale and Williamsburg counties. Insurers said the storms caused more than $40 million in damage.
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This article has 7 comment(s)
Posted by CHRISJIII on April 3, 2008 at 9:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Nothing like a GOP administration not looking out for a GOP leaning state. Maybe this is punishemnt for not signing on to the real id mess.
Posted by Edwin435 on April 3, 2008 at 10:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
?????
Posted by ImplantedYankee on April 3, 2008 at 12:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Obviously we didn't meet the criteria for federal assistance. Lots of specific criteria have to be met and there are certain things that have to be done at the state level as well to be eligible. Also, while these were the same storms that caused disaster elsewhere, as tragic as they were to those impacted, SC as a whole fared much better than other states in the storm's path.
Posted by KidYendor on April 3, 2008 at 6:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The SC tornado victims must get up on the roofs of damaged properties with signs and wave at helicopters for government cheese to get any response from FEMA. Take it from the people who wouldn't leave New Orleans before Katrina. That is how you do it even if they are not surrounded by floods. It will make for good TV.
Posted by prosperous_hb on April 3, 2008 at 8:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It's simple why we did not get aid....we don't live in FL where there is a Bush relative residing
Posted by majorjohnson on April 4, 2008 at 7:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It's not the job of the federal government to dole out tax dollar band-aids every time something bad happens.
Posted by ImplantedYankee on April 4, 2008 at 4:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Is Louisiana a Bush state? How about Tennessee? Any of the other states that were hit by the same storm? Prosperous: just stick to the facts.