Nearly three months after severe storms and tornadoes swept through the Plainwell-Otsego area, residents affected by the April disaster now have a nearby place to receive in-person help applying for federal assistance.
One of eight Michigan Disaster Recovery Centers established across the state has opened at the Gun Plain Township Fire Department, 381 Eighth St. in Plainwell, providing residents of Allegan County and 26 other eligible counties with direct access to specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
The centers were established following President Donald Trump’s approval of Michigan’s request for a major disaster declaration covering widespread damage caused by severe storms, heavy rain, flooding and nine confirmed tornadoes that struck the state between April 10 and April 21. Two of those tornadoes touched down in the Plainwell-Otsego area…