Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders appealing FEMA’s denial of increased cost share for recovery from May storms

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is appealing the Federal Emergency Management Agency's decision to deny Arkansas a 100% federal cost share adjustment in connection with the storms that slammed Northwest and north central Arkansas on Memorial Day weekend, according to a news release from Sanders' office.

"Arkansas communities are still recovering from last spring's tornadoes, with substantial repairs and debris pickup ongoing," Sanders said in the release. "To relieve the burden on these counties, cities, and towns, I am appealing FEMA's decision to deny Arkansas a 100% federal cost share."

Sanders, in a letter to President Joe Biden dated July 10, requested the 100% federal cost share for the first 30 days for Public Assistance Categories A (debris) and B (emergency protective measures). Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Fulton, Madison, Marion, Nevada, Randolph and Sharp counties were included in the original request.

"A federal cost share adjustment to 100%, up from 75%, will relieve the financial burden of recovery for the struggling communities," Sanders wrote in the letter.

Biden previously granted Sanders' request for a major disaster declaration following the severe weather that impacted Arkansans on Memorial Day weekend.

A storm system that struck Northwest Arkansas on May 26 included seven tornadoes that hit Benton and Madison counties. Hundreds of properties across the area were damaged or destroyed.

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