City of Peterborough estimates cost of May 21 derecho at $3.3 million to date
report that went to general committee on MondayStaff will continue to monitor the actual costs as they are incurred and determine if the minimum threshold for the provincial Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance program has been met.MDRA provides funding to municipalities for the response and recovery costs of a natural disaster when those costs equal at least three per cent of the municipality’s own purpose taxation revenue, which is $4.4 million, or roughly $1.
According to the report, public works responded to more than 12,100 calls for service in the week following the storm. The city expanded green waste collection to assist with the removal of tree limbs and branches from private property with a specialized collection beginning the week of June 20.The city estimates the total costs for receiving, processing and transporting the additional green waste to be $400,000.Read more:Story continues below advertisement
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