•January 20, 2016•

By Mike Brothers

Moultrie is among 23 counties in Illinois that could qualify for Illinois Emergency Management Agency assistance because of recent flooding.

Jan Haegan, Moultrie’s planning and zoning director who is responsible for collecting flood damage information in the county, reported Moultrie County received $165,741.12 in uninsured storm and flood damage.

In his report to the Moultrie County Board January 14, Haegan explained that the minimum $53,000 in damages was surpassed in the county.

Once submitted to the IEMA public assistance program, Haegan explained the total damage in the 23 disaster declared counties would need to exceed $18 million in damages before federal disaster money would be available.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.