
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, April 11, 1994                   TAG: 9404110035
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

ALLEN EARMARKS FUNDS TO AID STORM-TORN CITIES

Gov. George Allen will propose an amendment to the state budget to provide $325,000 to three cities damaged in severe storms last summer, according to a news release Sunday.

Allen said the amendment would give $175,000 to Lynchburg, $60,000 to Hopewell and $90,000 to Colonial Heights.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency declined to declare a disaster in those areas after a June 4 storm that did several million dollars in damage.

"I wish we could have provided as much as would have been available had FEMA considered this storm worthy of a disaster declaration," Allen said. "But even with the state's limited resources, it was important to help these localities recover from the effects of the storm."

The 1994-96 state budget already includes $1.2 million in cleanup funds for the Aug. 6 tornado that hit Petersburg and $600,000 for Lynchburg to help pay for the summer storm damage.

The amendment will be taken up by the General Assembly at its one-day session April 20.

by CNB