November 7th, By Matt Hughes mhughes@timesleader.com
Shickshinny, hard-hit by September flooding, picked for special FEMA program.
Shickshinny Borough is one of two communities in Pennsylvania marked by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to receive long-term assistance in recovering from the September flood.
According to FEMA, nearly all of Shickshinny’s 430 housing units and businesses are located in a flood plain and were flooded in September. Of the 28 businesses operating before the flood, two are currently open.
Borough Secretary Melissa Weber said the Borough Council planning committee met with FEMA officials last week and learned the borough had been selected for the program. FEMA officials will attend Wednesday’s council meeting to discuss help available to the borough through the program.
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