03-08-2020, 05:38 AM
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...ore-roads/
Dozens of lower Puna residents plan to attend a County Council committee meeting next week to voice their dissatisfaction with the county’s handling of roads still buried in lava.
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Of particular concern to Imua Lower Puna is the county’s work with FEMA to secure funding for infrastructure repairs through the agency’s Section 428 program.
While FEMA recovery funds normally come with a stipulation that they only be used to restore infrastructure to its pre-disaster state and no further, Section 428 funds can be used more flexibly — which Smith said means they don’t necessarily need to be spent on lower Puna recovery.
My prediction turns out to be right: Puna gets the disaster, other districts get the funding.
Dozens of lower Puna residents plan to attend a County Council committee meeting next week to voice their dissatisfaction with the county’s handling of roads still buried in lava.
...
Of particular concern to Imua Lower Puna is the county’s work with FEMA to secure funding for infrastructure repairs through the agency’s Section 428 program.
While FEMA recovery funds normally come with a stipulation that they only be used to restore infrastructure to its pre-disaster state and no further, Section 428 funds can be used more flexibly — which Smith said means they don’t necessarily need to be spent on lower Puna recovery.
My prediction turns out to be right: Puna gets the disaster, other districts get the funding.