
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, January 4, 1994                   TAG: 9401040191
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: RICHMOND                                 LENGTH: Short

LYNCHBURG WON'T GET FUNDS FOR JUNE STORM

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has declined Gov. Douglas Wilder's appeal for assistance to clean up and repair damage caused by a June storm that swept through the Lynchburg area, the governor's office said Monday.

"While the costs for debris removal are indeed significant on a local level, the financial impact on a statewide basis does not appear to be beyond the combined resources of the commonwealth and the city," James L. Witt, FEMA director, wrote in a letter to Wilder.

The governor said he was disappointed with the response.

"When I visited Lynchburg just after the June storm, the degree of devastation was apparent," Wilder said in a statement. "It is unfortunate that FEMA has not seen fit to help reimburse the city for the tremendous costs it absorbed in helping residents and businesses clean up from the storm." - Associated Press

Memo: shorter version ran in the Metro edition.

by CNB