After the mayor of the City of Erie asked for assistance to fund cleanup from the recent severe storm on September 2, council approved her request.
$4 million was approved by council to help pay for the nearly 10% of trees that were taken out by the storm unexpectedly.
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$1 million is from the city’s refuse fund and the other $3 million is from the general fund. It will be used for their emergency management services.
Although this was approved on Wednesday, the mayor’s chief of staff said the city is still working to calculate the total costs from the storm and get as much money reimbursed from PEMA as they can…