The Clark County Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve using $1.9 million from the county general fund for cleanup expenses from the March 2 tornado that struck the Henryville and Marysville areas.
County Attorney Greg Fifer told council members that county commissioners approved emergency funding shortly after the disaster, and county leaders expect federal and other reimbursements to cover the remaining roughly $8 million.
Fifer added that the total cost of the cleanup is much less than early estimates of $15 million, which he said is “a testament” to residents and volunteers who pitched in to help instead of waiting on the government to do it.
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He told council members that the county auditor needs to file an emergency levy appeal with the state Department of Local Government Finance, but first must have exact tornado cleanup totals.
Council President Barbara Hollis said the appeal must have accurate totals when it’s submitted because it cannot be amended. Dan Eggermann, a consultant with Governmental Consulting Services in Indianapolis, recommended that council members wait until 2013 to file the levy appeal.
“If you wait until next year, then at least you’ll know what that number is,” he said.
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