(La Porte County, IN) - If your property incurred any damage from recent storms, be sure to keep your receipts.

 

EMA Director Rob Sabie informed the County Commissioners this week that the state is looking into possible financial help for damages caused by the severe weather that hit La Porte County a few weeks ago.

 

Due to extensive damage throughout the county, local officials declared an emergency, but Sabie said it was not enough to meet state or federal requirements for disaster relief. But since nearby Porter County did qualify for relief, some money could come La Porte’s way, with proper documentation.

 

“You don’t have to have structure damage,” Sabie said. “It can be a tree in the yard. Some people had two, three, five trees in their yard. And they have to pay to have that removed. It all adds up. It might not be a lot, but anything helps.”

 

Sabie said some county workers are still tackling tree removal. Officials from the state will return to La Porte County soon to follow up. When they do, county officials will set up a website for damage reporting and notify the public on how to use it. In the meantime, anyone who suffered damage from the July 15 storm is encouraged to make note of it.