Federal officials have denied Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's request for a disaster declaration to let the city of Baltimore and the state recover millions of dollars in costs stemming from rioting that followed the police-involved death of Freddie Gray, officials said Friday.
The state and city said they are reviewing their options, including a possible appeal, which must be filed within 30 days.
"We thought the request we put together was pretty comprehensive in relation to other requests I've seen," said Chas Eby, a spokesman for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, which prepared the governor's request.
In a June 12 letter, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator W. Craig Fugate wrote that after reviewing all available information, the agency determined that federal aid "is not appropriate for this event."
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politics as usual
ReplyDeleteThe Mayor gave permission for the damage, now the mayor must pay for the consequences.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely right, 12:57.
ReplyDeleteThis is Baltimore's mess to clean up.. their policies caused it.
Maybe they can get a donation from O'Malley.
My understanding is FEMA is for natural disasters not an idiotic mayor in charge allowing riots to occur. I bet she feels stupid now. The only disaster I see is her decisions and the fact she still has a job.
ReplyDeleteWhy does he think the Federal government should clean this up ? Baltimore's problem they need to pay for it
ReplyDeleteLet Baltimore residents sleep in the mess they made.
ReplyDeleteBurn the rest of it down. Used to be a nice city. Now it is a rat trap. Move the O's and the Ravens to shore. Then let the thugs come here and start their b.s. Blacks and Whites on the shore do not tolerate b.s. Wish we could be our own state. Good people here all in all.
ReplyDeleteGood call. ain't paying for her shi+.
ReplyDeleteDid FEMA actually make a good, correct decision?
ReplyDeleteHoly cow, heads are gonna roll...
Good! Why should every taxpayer in the country have to pay for man-made destruction?
ReplyDeletePut the mayor out on the street corner, and she can earn the money to rebuild the city, after all, that is obviously how she got the job in the first place.
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