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Support for State of Maryland Disaster Recovery Fund - For the purpose of encouraging the Maryland Legislation to pass the creation of the State Disaster Recovery Fund and supporting efforts of the Annapolis state delegation to advance Senate Bill 650 and House Bill 789.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Resolution 20-23
Introduced by: Alderwoman Pindell Charles
Co-sponsored by:
A RESOLUTION concerning
Support for State of Maryland Disaster Recovery Fund
FOR The purpose of encouraging the Maryland Legislation to pass the creation of the State Disaster Recovery Fund and supporting efforts of the Annapolis state delegation to advance Senate Bill 650 and House Bill 789.
WHEREAS, Maryland state Senate Bill 650 and House Bill 789 would create the State Disaster Recovery Fund to provide disaster-related assistance to local governments when a federal disaster declaration falls short or if the City is denied federal aid; and
WHEREAS, On the afternoon of September 1, 2021, an EF-2 tornado estimated by the National Weather Services to be 200 yards wide ripped through Annapolis with peak winds up to 125 mph, destroying homes and businesses for nearly 30 minutes along its 11.25-mile path from Shady Side to just north of Annapolis; and
WHEREAS, It was one of three tornados that touched down that day in Maryland, all set in motion by Hurricane Ida, which was blowing off the Northeast coast of the U.S.; "The remnants of Ida produced one of the strongest tornadoes in the past decade of Maryland's history," according to the National Weather Service (See report, "Two Tornados Were Confirmed," dated September 1, 2021); and
WHEREAS, Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said that the EF-2 tornado left three buildings destroyed, 24 structures condemned, 26 buildings with major damage and 49 buildings with minor damage, while an estimated 2,000 homes lost power (See page A16 of the Washington Post dated September 2, 2021) and Mayor Buckley issued a local State ...
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