Vermont is seeking a federal disaster declaration that would reimburse affected municipalities for their expenses from last month’s flooding in Caledonia and Essex counties.

Some communities in the Northeast Kingdom counties experienced flooding on July 10 for the third year in a row. Federal assessors tallied more than $1.8 million in damages to property owned by public entities, according to a press release from Gov. Phil Scott’s office, including more than $1 million in Sutton alone.

“The damage from last month’s storm impacted small towns with limited financial resources,” Scott said in the release. “Submitting this request is an important step in the process to bring FEMA funds to Vermont to help towns rebuild and recover.”

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