The Groundhog Blizzard of 2011 was very costly to local units of government but some relief has come this way through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. More than $1.4 million in federal aid has been paid to 51 local governments and six school districts in Dane County to cover some of the costs stemming from the the Jan. 31 and Feb. 1-2 storms that dumped more than 18 inches of snow in the Madison area.
….The county joined 52 out of 61 local units of government in Dane County, UW-Madison and nine school districts in requesting more than $1.5 million from FEMA.