Seadrift’s December 4th meeting opened as usual with the Mayor and councilmen taking care of the monthly business. Seadrift Mayor Elmer Deforest spoke on the difficulties of dealing with State and Federal roadblocks slowing and preventing Hurricane Harvey recovery and the use of funds awarded for disaster recovery.

Mayor DeForest stated that the City had been awarded moneys to help with the Harvey damage but the City is unable to use said monies due to the myriad and conflicting rules in place. The Mayor stated that working with FEMA was a little easier now than dealing with State and Federal conflicting rules and guidelines put into place by HUD, GLO, TDA, TDEM and Rebuild Texas.

The City has drafted a Resolution outlining its concerns about conflicting rules and guidelines put in place by the various agencies that hinder and prevent disaster recovery.

This resolution will be sent to the Governor’s office, State legislators and Federal representatives. The council unanimously approved the resolution.
The Resolution can be read in Dolphin Talk’s print edition.