An engineer estimates Seymour incurred some $800,000 worth of damage from a freakish summer storm July 8, First Selectman Paul Roy said.
Roy gave an update on the storm damage at Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting. Click here to watch Roy’s statements.
The town is still making repairs to damaged roads and destroyed catch basins from the storm, which dumped about five inches of rain in about five hours.
The resulting flash floods were among the worst the town had seen in decades. Luckily, there were no injuries.
A badly damaged catch basin on Bunting Road had to be fixed twice. Repairs have also been made to School Street, where rushing water dug deep ravines on the road’s shoulder.
The repairs have displaced the routine road repairs — such as pothole patching — the Department of Public Works usually does during the summer, Roy said.
“There is still a lot of road repairs that need to be done,” Roy said.
There is damage in the area of Great Hill Road from July 8 that the town just hasn’t had the chance to get to yet, Roy said.
Town Looks For FEMA Funds, Private Homeowners May Qualify For Loans
The town is collecting information in two areas:
1. Damage incurred to town-owned/government properties, which may be eligible for FEMA reimbursement.
2. Private property damage. If there are at least 25 damaged homes and five businesses, those owners may be eligible for low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration. Note — this is not reimbursement for storm damage. For people to qualify, you’ll need to submit insurance quotes and photographs. Please call the First Selectman’s office at 203 – 888-2511.
The deadline for possible reimbursement from FEMA for town-government damage is mid-September, Roy said.
The town is also waiting for a damage report from the Seymour Land Trust.
Parts of Seymour also flooded during a rain storm Tuesday night, as the Board of Selectmen met.
