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Bronson Seeks Disaster Relief For Counties Impacted By Storm

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Special to Highlands Today

Published: September 5, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has asked Gov. Charlie Crist to seek federal disaster declarations from the federal government for 36 Florida counties battered by high winds, excessive rainfall, flooding or tornados from Tropical Storm Fay. Highlands County is included on the list.

Because of standing water that remains in some areas of Florida, Bronson stated that additional counties could be added to the list of counties requiring such a designation, whose threshold is agricultural losses of at least 30 percent.

If the federal government ultimately declares those counties disaster areas, agricultural producers who raise crops in the counties may be entitled to federal disaster assistance.

A copy of Bronson's letter to the governor can be found at this link:

http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pdf/Letter_To_Governo...

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