FEMA Reimburses HEMC for Winter Storm

HEMC President/CEO Jonathan Cantrell accepts a FEMA check from Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) Director Jim Butterworth. (PHOTO/HEMC)

The federal government is reimbursing Habersham EMC for some of the expenses the local cooperative incurred during Winter Storm Octavia.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a check to HEMC on August 7. The $285,000 payment is a partial reimbursement and was the first check issued for the February storm.

A press release issued by the company states, “HEMC will receive the remaining $90,000 reimbursement payment in the future.”