Mayor Johnson’s statement on FEMA’s denial
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June 11, 2020
Mayor Eric Johnson
FEMA on Wednesday denied the state’s appeal for a major disaster declaration for the damage caused by the Oct. 20-21 storms that struck North Texas, including the EF-3 tornado that tore through North Dallas.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson last week sent letters to Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to bring their attention to the impasse with FEMA.
Mayor Johnson issued the following statement about the denial:
“I am stunned by FEMA’s decision and extremely disappointed that our request for assistance became a bureaucratic game at the federal level — one that leaves Dallas taxpayers on the hook for tens of millions of dollars in damage while we are still contending with a pandemic.
The EF-3 tornado that struck North Dallas on October 20, 2019, was clearly a major disaster.
We are going to continue to fight for fairness for Dallas taxpayers.”
