Three Hills and residents may now have a hand up in recovering from the violent summer storms it experienced this summer.
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs announced last week there is a disaster recovery program for the Town of Three Hills to help households and the municipality recover from the damage caused by heavy rains the community experienced on July 31.
“Our first priority is getting help to the families and small businesses who had uninsurable losses caused by these storms,” said Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths. “These disaster recovery programs are in place to also help municipalities recover from floods.”
The local authorities apply for disaster relief on behalf of residents.
The government has allocated about $95,000 to help cover uninsurable damage caused by the deluge of rain the community experienced. According to a release this amount has arrived upon from preliminary estimates and could change as the assessments and repairs are undertaken.
It states, “Though the majority of the approved funding will cover repairs to public infrastructure and costs associated with emergency response and cleanup, the government’s priority is getting help to residents.”
The program is open to communities, residents, small business owners and agricultural producers for repairs to property that is uninsurable ‘
Applications are available at the Town of Three Hills Town office. Applications will be accepted until February 24, 2013. In addition to the application residents making a claim must also include a letter from their insurance company confirming the losses are uninsurable and a homeowner property tax assessment.
Electronic applications and more information is available at www.aema.alberta.ca.
