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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer joined residents in Herkimer to urge the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to swiftly review and approve funding for repairs to the village’s storm drainage systems at Marginal Road and North Bellinger Street, which suffered serious damage due to flooding in the summer of 2013. In total the Village recorded over $6 million in damages to the Bellinger Street area during the June 2013 flood. But the drainage systems have yet to be repaired because the Village has not received final project approval from FEMA, keeping the central part of the village vulnerable to severe flooding during heavy rains. Schumer urged FEMA to expedite and approve the village’s request for funds to make critical repairs and protect its residents from future flooding.