Governor Whitmer asking FEMA for extension for disaster declaration request

LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for an extension to submit a major disaster declaration request following an historic ice storm.

The storm in March knocked out power and communications for many people in the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula.

Whitmer has requested the extension to ensure local jurisdictions and municipalities are given adequate time to complete response activities and assess the damages and impacts.

Republican Congressman Jack Bergman supports the Democratic governor’s request and says the extra time “will ensure our communities can fully assess the damage caused by the ice storm.”