On July 2, floodwaters stood two feet deep on Main Street in the Sullivan County village of Jeffersonville. Other spots in the towns of Callicoon and Delaware, including the Villa Roma Resort, were also inundated by flash flooding.
But the amount of damage -- particularly to the Jeffersonville sewer system -- wasn't enough to trigger an infusion of federal disaster aid. So Cuomo appropriated $2.8 million from a state emergency fund to cover the damage instead, he announced on September 3.
"The State support will help cover the public costs of the County’s cleanup effort as well as make infrastructure improvements to prevent future flooding along NYS Route 52," according to a press release issued by the governor's office this week.
Cuomo is running for re-election, so the announcement included lavish praise from many Sullivan County officials.
Town of Callicoon Supervisor Tom Bose was a little more reserved when he spoke with the Times Herald-Record:
“We’re thankful for that and we’ll wait and see,” Bose said. “Hopefully it does come through and make its way through the areas that need it most.”
