By: Brad McElhinny | Posted: June 3, 2018 at 8:04 p.m. | Source: WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Agencies handling West Virginia’s long-term flood recovery have been trying to figure out how much housing need still remains.
There are some indications that federal long-term disaster funds could be reallocated if the housing need isn’t as great as originally believed.
Almost two years out from the devastating 2016 flood, long-term recovery has moved to the spotlight because of growing complaints about the pace of applying millions of available federal dollars.
Gov. Jim Justice has set an 11:30 a.m. Monday press conference at the Capitol to discuss the RISE West Virginia program for long-term flood relief.
An action plan for long-term recovery from the 2016 floods estimated that housing repairs and replacement could exceed $300 million.
The action plan also estimated…
