West Virginia governor Jim Justice announced Tuesday, July 3, that he is seeking a major disaster declaration from the president for flooding in Morgan, Berkeley, Hampshire, Grant, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and Pendleton counties in early June.
Governor Justice submitted the request letter, dated June 28, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency requesting public assistance for flood recovery efforts.
An attachment to the letter estimates that $2.3 million in Federal Highway Administration funds have been…
