(LANCASTER) The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners announce that President Obama has declared the County of Lancaster a Disaster Area through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).   As a result, residents and business owners who sustained losses from the flood may apply for assistance by calling the FEMA Hotline at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or registering on the FEMA website at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.  FEMA Phone lines are open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. until further notice.

USEFUL RESOURCES:

Copies of the below listed documents may be viewed on the County website at www.co.lancaster.pa.us or requested from the Commissioners’ Office by calling 717-299-8300.

• Post-Flooding Information and Resources, offered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
• Repairing Your Flooded Home, published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Red Cross

COUNTY UPDATE SCHEDULED:

Randy Gockley, Lancaster County’s Emergency Management Director, will discuss flood damage and recovery efforts in Lancaster County at the September 14, 2011 Commissioners’ Meeting.  This meeting will take place at 9:15 a.m. at 150 North Queen Street, Room 701, Lancaster, PA 17603.

COUNTY-OWNED BRIDGE CLOSURE UPDATE:

Following is a list of County-owned bridges that remain closed. 

• Big Chickies #6 (Siegrist Road, Rapho/West Hempfield Twps) - Bridge was washed away
• Little Chickies #2 (Pinkertown Road, East Donegal/Rapho Twps) - Stone walls were lost
• Little Chickies #4 (Drager Road, East Donegal/Rapho Twps) - Bridge approaches were washed away
• Big Conestoga #2 (Bridge Road, Caenarvon/East Earl Twps) – Needs repaired.    

COUNTY PARKS CLOSURE UPDATE:

Following is a list of County Parks/Park areas that are currently closed due to flood damage:

• Lancaster Junction Trail
• Conewago Recreation Trail
• Chickies Creek Day Use Area in Chickies Rock County Park
• Susquehanna Boat Launch in Chickies Rock County Park

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