May 21Derechois long and can take a few more weeks in the city of Peterborough.
According to areport submitted to the General Commission on Monday, the actual and estimated costs of the storm so far totaled $ 3.3 million.
Staff will continue to monitor actual costs incurred to determine if the state's city's Disaster Recovery Assistance (MDRA) program has reached its minimum threshold.
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MDRA will fund the municipality. The cost of responding to and recovering from a natural disaster represents at least 3% of the taxable revenue for the municipality's own purposes. That's $ 4.4 million, about $ 1.1 million more than the current storm cost estimate.
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"MDRA pays 75% of eligible expenses up to 3% of the self-purpose taxable income threshold , And will fund 95% of the cost, which exceeds that threshold, "the report said.
After the storm, the city declared a state of emergency on May 24th.
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Hydro One May 31st with the help of several utilities companies across Canada and the United States The city's electricity was completely restored every day.
Reportedly, public works will be in the week following the storm.
The estimated cost of purchasing and renting equipment for tree removal, cleanup, and cleanup is $ 625,000.
From the week of June 20, the city has expanded its green waste collection to help remove tree branches and branches from private land.
A free temporary drop-off site was established on Kennedy Road until June 19th.
The city estimates the total cost of receiving, disposing of, and transporting additional Swill to be $ 400,000.
The fee for receiving Swill at the landfill has been suspended for one month in June.
Read more: Peter Barra begins a special curbside green waste collection from the May 21st storm
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Special emergency assistance for social welfare, spoiled food at a cost of $ 325,125 Was provided to 4,335 individuals to replace.
The future cost of restoring the city's canopy is estimated at $ 1.75 million.
In addition to MDRA, there is also an Ontario Disaster Recovery Assistance (DRAO) program. This program requires activation by the Minister of Housing of New Zealand.
So far, the two programs can be activated independently and are independent of each other, but neither program has been activated for the city. The
report will be sent to the Council for final approval on July 25, with a follow-up report scheduled for September.
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