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Vermont delegation seeks answers for FEMA aid denial

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By Emma Cotton Verified
| Valley News Verified
Vermont’s congressional delegation has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to explain why it won’t send aid to the state even though damage from flooding in 2025 met the agency’s threshold. During flash flooding on July 10, towns in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom sustained more damage to roads and bridges than they could cover with their own annual budgets. The state estimated the damage to be at least $1.85 million, more than the $1.2 million threshold for disaster aid. Gov.
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Delegation asks FEMA to explain why it denied aid for Vermont’s 2025 flooding damage  - VTDigger Original

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By Emma Cotton Verified
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Robert Rydeski walks across his flooded driveway in Sutton on July 11, 2025. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s congressional delegation has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to explain why it won’t send aid to the state even though damage from flooding in 2025 met the agency’s threshold. During flash flooding on July 10, towns in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom sustained more damage to roads and bridges than they could cover with their own annual budgets.
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FEMA denies Vermont towns aid for 2025 flood recovery

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By Emma Cotton Verified
| Valley News Verified
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will not provide money to help towns in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom recover from major flooding in 2025, the agency told state officials in a Feb. 7 letter. On July 10, 2025, torrential rain and flash flooding caused major damage to homes, roads, bridges and other public infrastructure in Sutton, Vt., Burke, Vt., Sheffield, Vt., Wheelock, Vt., Newark, Vt., and East Haven, Vt. In August, Gov.
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