Politics & Government

Oak Creek Receives $107K From FEMA

Federal government reimburses city for blizzard expenses.

City officials have announced that Oak Creek will receive $107,199 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as reimbursement for expenses incurred during the Feb. 2 blizzard.

You might remember that storm as the one that dropped about 20 inches of snow on southeastern Wisconsin and .

The money from FEMA reimburses the city for personnel, material and equipment costs and accounts for about 87.5 percent of its total costs, according to a report to Common Council members.

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The school district will receive about $14,000 for its blizzard-related expenses.


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