Feds to reimburse Vermont $22M for cleanup costs following July floods

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending Vermont $22 million to cover its costs of cleaning up debris and stabilizing state buildings in Montpelier following last summer’s historic flooding. The bulk of the federal reimbursement to the Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services — $21 million — is meant to repay it for removing contaminated floodwaters from 14 state buildings and dehumidifying them, FEMA said in a news release Friday afternoon. Another $1 million is to recover state payments for contractors’ removal of nearly 12 tons of construction and...