SUTTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Northeast Kingdom towns are bracing for budget cuts and difficult financial decisions after President Trump this week rejected Vermont’s request for federal disaster aid following July flooding.

The president on Wednesday approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, and North Dakota, while denying requests from Vermont and other states.

More than three months after flooding wiped out roads and bridges in the Northeast Kingdom, signs of damage still remain. While some projects are already complete, others, like bridge washouts, remain unfinished. Town officials say they’ll struggle to pay for it on their own.

“The last three years has been a little bit of a stress. FEMA had covered 75% and 90% but the taxpayers are stressed as it is,” said Burke Selectb

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