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Hurricane Irene Anniversary: Nassau County Tally

Patch digs into how much the storm caused in preparation and damages.

As Hurricane Irene barreled through Long Island last August, residents endured , downed trees, power outages and damaged homes.

Local municipalities - including Nassau County - worked around the clock to clean the streets, parks and waterfronts. But what was the final total bill from all the preparation, destruction and cleanup?

According Nassau County, the total cost of preparation, clean up and repairs incurred was approximately $12 million. The county submitted FEMA claims for $11.9 million and have thus far been approved for $10.5 million.

To date, however, the county has only received approximately $700,000 in FEMA aid.

Check out the tally for the .

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Gina Katz May 19, 2013 at 12:08 pm
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joe21 May 20, 2013 at 12:06 pm
$20 million of the $40 million will be spent on adding a pocket track, presumably east ofRead More Massapequa. Currently, trains are reversed east of the Wantagh interlocking, and while the engineer walks through the train, it blocks the track. This addition of a "pocket track" will probably also help Wantagh commuters some times, just as an emergency pull-over space on the LIE helps.
Eric Jurist May 18, 2013 at 03:27 pm
True, true, I'm sure there's a political payoff/payback here somewhere.
Constance Roland May 19, 2013 at 09:05 am
Lol!! Write on!!
Chris Wendt May 15, 2013 at 02:05 pm
A tantalizing, mind-teasing story about a faceless team with no names who won honorable mention forRead More some project about which we learned absolutely nothing from this article. Journalism 101: Who what, why when and where?
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Jaime Sumersille (Editor) May 13, 2013 at 10:43 am
Thanks for posting, Andy C. Great pic! Jaime Sumersille, Regional Editor, Nassau County