City, county reach threshold for FEMA snowstorm relief, awaiting state totals
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, WY)
May 1 CHEYENNE The March winter storm that blanketed southeast
Wyoming with two-and-a-half feet of snow was an expensive occurrence that cost municipalities across the state. But it s still unclear whether it was enough to meet the
$1 million threshold for
Wyoming Office of Homeland Security spokesperson
Kelly Ruiz.
$357,000 responding to the storm, and the city of
Cheyenne reached that amount on its own, spending a total of
$598,000. The county is still compiling its final costs, though Interim Public Works Director
Molly Bennett said upwards of
$70,000 was spent on overtime for public works staff, and