THE COMMONWEALTH, LOCAL PARTNERS AND FEMA REPAIR MAYFIELD ELECTRICAL
& WATER SYSTEMS AFTER TORNADO DAMAGE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20231010/commonwealth-local-partners-and-fema-repair-mayfield-electrical-water]


Release Date: 
Oktòb 10, 2023 

FRANKFORT, Ky. –The Commonwealth of Kentucky, The Electric Plant
Board of Mayfield and FEMA have repaired or replaced the Mayfield &
Water Electrical Systems’ damaged or destroyed poles and
transformers struck during the Dec. 10-11, 2021, tornadoes. 

This project, at a total cost of $7.34 MILLION, took 18 months to
complete.  As Mayfield Electrical Systems had exceptional damage
and/or expenses, the Federal cost share is 90% and state and local
cost share is 10%,  bringing the Federal cost share to $7.11 million
and the non-Federal share to $790,479.

Public Assistance Hazard Mitigation is a cost-sharing program. Because
of the magnitude of damage from the tornadoes, President Biden in
January 2022 authorized a cost share adjustment to 90% federal funding
and 10% funding for the Commonwealth and local partners.

This means FEMA reimburses applicants at 90% of eligible costs with
the remaining 10% covered by the commonwealth. The federal share is
paid directly to the commonwealth to disburse to agencies, local
governments and the nonprofit organizations that incurred costs.

“We are pleased the Commonwealth, local partners and FEMA together
restored this facility back to its pre-disaster design, function and
capacity,” said Jeremy Slinker, Director of Kentucky Emergency
Management.

“This public utility is essential to Mayfield residents.  We are
proud that the Commonwealth, local partners and FEMA all participated
in helping to rebuild and restore this electric distribution system
throughout the city of Mayfield,” added John Brogan FEMA’s Federal
Coordinating Officer. 

The Hazard Mitigation Mission is to protect lives and prevent or
reduce the loss of property from hazard events, aligns directly with
the FEMA Mission Statement of helping people before, during, and after
disasters.​  

For more information on Kentucky’s recovery from the tornadoes,
visit fema.gov/disaster/4630 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4630].
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