Muskego, Wisconsin (CBS 58) – Officials of the Waukesha County district announced on Friday, September 19, you will open a rotating series of flood restoration centers next week. Federation employees will be able to apply for help for the federal government with employees of the historical floods of the last month.
The centers will move between three communities:
- Butler Village Hall, September 23 to September 30th
- Brookfield Public Safety Building, October 4th and October 6th to October 11th
- Muskego town hall, 13th-17th October
The hour of the recovery center is between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., with the exception of October 6, when the Brookfield Center is closed on this day at 4 p.m.
Officials from the Washington district also shared further details in the flood resource centers that they will organize next week. From September 22nd to 26th, these will be opened both in Richfield Fire Station No. 1 and in the Germantown Village Hall. The hours there will take between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
The deadline for applying for the FEMA disaster is November 12, but local and federal officials have repeatedly encouraged people to quickly move with their applications and repairs.
“If you have not started repairs in your house, start now,” said Paul Farrow, Manager of Waukesha County. “Document everything. Keep all the income, keep all the information.”
Gary Mauch is quite far on the way to recovery. One of his cellar walls collapsed completely in the middle of the floods. He remembers how he went through hip -high water with his wife and wore her dog and pockets full of belongings.
When returning home, there was a top priority in securing the basement, which meant cleaning it and rebuilding the wall.
“When I saw the hole, I said exactly, 'unbelievable'. 'I couldn't believe it,” he said. “I thought it was a shelf that fell, not a wall that broke.”
The Mauch family had to temporarily leave their Muskego home after a section of the basement wall collapsed.The Mauch's basement was repaired by specialists from the American Foundation. The Hales Corner Business is run by Jayme Zidar, who estimates that the company has rebuilt around 30 collar walls collapsed in the past six weeks.
“I've been working seven days a week since the flood,” said Zidar. “I think it was three days when I was at home before nine o'clock.”
Zidar said that the calls are still coming. He only said last week that the business had heard of people whose collapsed walls still have to be rebuilt.
For the Mauchs, the next step is to help them cover their expenses in connection with the floods. Gary said it costs about 60,000 US dollars for repairs and restoration of the basement and you still have to install new floors throughout the ground floor.
People can apply for fema disaster relief online, telephone or personally in a recovery center. The Waukesha County Center are open to all residents of Südost -Wisconsin.
Alex Freeman, the district's coordinator, said that the people should prepare their basic personal information, including e -mail and telephone contact information, their address, household income, bank information for direct deposits and a list of the articles lost in the flood.
“These are the essential information to start your application,” said Freeman. “After that, the FEMA will turn its authorization status in the next 15 days, and then collect supporting documentaries such as photos, income, insurance refusal or permits.”
Fema officers have stated that the 29.8 million dollar -aid payment announced by the Trump government is largely an estimate. They said everyone who qualified for the relief in the declared disaster districts of Milwaukee, Washington and Waukesha.
These funds can cover a wide range of costs, including repairs to your own home, replacement for devices, temporary apartments and automotive repairs.
The Fema spokeswoman Erendira Strittar said there is no defined schedule if people can expect a decision after the FEMA is following further information.
“This can be a smooth process. It can be very, very quickly if you help us and stay in touch with us,” she said. “I can't give you a precise day, but I know that we work very, very quickly, and it's about days.”
Mauch said he and his wife had applied as soon as the process was opened.
“Filling a lot of paperwork. Many extensive paperwork,” he said. “You want you to list every article below. I had many tools, circular saws, many things.”
There were some progress. Mauch said that a Fema representative was in her house on Thursday to track her claims for damage.
“I think they are looking at it right now,” he said. “So, hopefully it will soon be approved.”