August 1st, 2025 by WCBC Radio

FEMA relief to the states is based on a specific threshold that is a per capita determination, setting Allegany County’s threshold at around $11 million dollars. While the estimated damages from May’s flooding are currently at $15 million, Senator Mike McKay tells WCBC that the appeal of FEMA’s denial is based on that gap…

   

“The threshold is based on what FEMA believes the state can afford to absorb, afford is probably not the right word, but absorb. And so the difference of $3.8 million is what we’re trying to do with the appeal process.”