U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann R-Tenn., talks about his first 100 days in Congress as he meets with reporters in his office in the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building in downtown Chattanooga on Monday.U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., said the federal government would reimburse Bradley County for tornado cleanup costs within 90 days “if everything goes smoothly.”
But emergency management officials said the county shouldn’t expect an immediate windfall.
A news release sent by the congressman’s staff said the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency will be “mailing reimbursement checks within the next 60 or 90 days.”
“Just this month, FEMA [sent] the funds to TEMA and the state of Tennessee,” the news release said.
That’s not the whole story, according to TEMA spokesman Jeremy Heidt.