Utah municipalities will have access to money for flood relief efforts this spring and summer after Gov. Spencer Cox and lawmakers reallocated millions of dollars of the state’s coffers to emergency assistance.
“A lot of this will go directly to the cities and towns, and it’s to help reimburse them for some of their efforts to keep their citizens safe,” Cox said Thursday morning, the day after“We won’t be able to pay for everything, but certainly we can pay for some of that,” he added.
Ahead of flooding, municipalities have asked the state for sandbags, Cox said, and that part of an initial $5 million the Legislature allocated for flood response went towards those requests. He also expects cities and towns will request heavy equipment to dredge canals and clear obstructions from waterways.
“There will be a possibility of having to tear out some coverts and bridges,” Cox explained, and that doing so prevents water from bottlenecking and flooding neighborhoods. Two weeks ago, Cox announced that he’d call lawmakers into a special session, asking them to extend hisand for the additional cash to combat the anticipated statewide flooding emergency.
Gov. Spencer Cox answers questions during his monthly news conference at the the Eccles Broadcast Center, on Thursday, May 18, 2023.
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