| The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) has informed the city of Macon that
$130,000 dollars of funds earmarked for cleanup from the Mothers'
Day tornados will be withheld.
Interim Chief Administration Officer Mike
Anthony says FEMA claims they are holding back the money because
the city did not properly document federal funds it was given
following the Flood of 1994 and has wanted the money back.
FEMA's decision comes as the city is dealing
with another issue where the federal government wants money
reimbursed because no city records can account for it. In that
instance, close to one million dollars was granted to the city to
fund after-school community programs, however over $300,000
dollars has gone unaccounted for and the federal government is
threatening a lawsuit to get reimbursed.
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