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To: Rande Is who wrote (946)	9/27/2005 1:29:36 PM
From: Bucky Katt	Respond to of 1118

FEMA tells Wisconsin tornado victims to f*ck-off> MADISON — Gov. Jim Doyle said Monday he was astonished the federal government had turned down the state’s request for financial assistance to recover from tornados that ripped through Wisconsin last month. “It’s just unbelievable,” Doyle said of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s decision to decline a federal disaster declaration that would have made Dane, Richland and Vernon counties eligible for aid. Doyle said he saw firsthand the damage from 27 tornados that whipped through the state on Aug. 18. They included an F3 tornado that cut a path of destruction through rural Dane County, killing one and injuring 23 others. In all, more than 400 homes were damaged and 67 destroyed. Utilities, crops and businesses also sustained damage, according to the governor’s office. “If these aren’t disasters, I don’t know what is,” said Doyle, a Democrat. In a letter to Doyle on Friday, FEMA official R. David Paulison said the damage “was not of such severity and magnitude as to be beyond the capabilities of the state and affected local governments.” Doyle and the state’s congressional delegation have promised to appeal the decision. The federal money would have been used to help local governments recoup money they spent responding and removing debris. Individuals and businesses affected by the tornados also would have received assistance. Doyle said FEMA is distracted by Hurricane Katrina and stung by criticism that the agency spent excessively in the wake of previous disasters. “We just came along at the wrong time,” he said. But “several hundreds families and some local governments in this state really need the help,” he said. Citing the lack of federal aid, two western Wisconsin lawmakers asked the state on Monday for emergency funding to rebuild the village of Viola, which sustained $2.3 million in damage to public and private property in the storm. State Sen. Dan Kapanka, R-La Crosse, and state Rep. Lee Nerison, R-Westby, said the state should give the area block grants to fund cleanup and repair efforts. “Without state assistance, this event could prove much more devastating in the long run,” Nerison said.