Mich. Gov. Whitmer Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration to Support Communities in the Upper Peninsula Impacted by Spring Flooding
June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023
LANSING, Michigan, June 17 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 16, 2023:
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Biden requesting a Major Disaster Declaration and activation of the public assistance program for Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Marquette, and Ontonagon counties following an assessment of damage to the area. The governor requested the declaration after flooding caused by record snowmelt earlier this sprin . . .
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Biden requesting a Major Disaster Declaration and activation of the public assistance program for Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Marquette, and Ontonagon counties following an assessment of damage to the area. The governor requested the declaration after flooding caused by record snowmelt earlier this sprin . . .