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{"FFABA59E-5056-A066-60F7-098547F97401":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"FFABA59E-5056-A066-60F7-098547F97401","title":"Schumer in Kingston calls on FEMA to update its policy and allow communities to get aid for sinkhole repairs","summary":"Kingston, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"April 7, 2015","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/schumer-in-kingston-calls-on-fema-to-update-its-policy-and-allow-communities-to-get-aid-for-sinkhole-repairs","city":"Kingston","county":"Ulster","lat":41.92687,"lng":-74.01703900000001,"description":"<p>On April 7, 2015, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer visited the Washington Avenue sinkhole in Kingston to call on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to update its policies and make sinkholes eligible for FEMA hazard mitigation funding, which reimburses municipalities for disaster mitigation expenses and helps build infrastructure back stronger. Schumer noted that the sinkhole on Washington Avenue, which was exacerbated by Hurricane Irene and has forced the road to be closed for over three years, will cost at least $7 million to repair, an amount that is difficult for a community like Kingston to afford. Schumer said that FEMA must change its policy and allow communities like Kingston to get federal assistance for sinkhole repairs. Without this change, sinkhole repairs can eat through a municipality’s budget and lead to major hikes on local taxes. Schumer was joined by Ulster County Executive Michael Hein, City of Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo, and City of Kingston Engineer Ralph Swenson.</p>"}}

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