FEMA, Vt. Expected To Reach Deal On State Office Complex

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency says federal and state officials hope to complete funding arrangements for the rebuilding of the Waterbury state office complex by the end of the month.The two sides are working to determine how much FEMA will contribute to the cost of reconstructing the Waterbury campus. Most of it was flooded by Tropical Storm Irene.

The state has designed a project that would demolish some of the existing structures, repair others and build new structures above the flood level.

The project is expected to cost almost $125 million. The state has been waiting to learn how much FEMA will pay. The state’s insurance company will also contribute.

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