Scarsdale Receives $100K in Sandy Aid

Scarsdale has received over $100,000 from the state to put in its coffers after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy—and is expecting about $1 million more, local officials said.

The village received $115,015 late last week as reimbursement for the costs of cleaning up after the October tempest that downed trees, cut power and left four Lower Hudson Valley residents dead.

In Scarsdale alone, about 30,000 cubic yards of debris were strewn throughout the village, severely snarling traffic—and clean-up required pricey in-house and rented equipment.

"From Long Island through New York City and up into Lower Hudson Valley communities like Scarsdale, Sandy's destructive path ripped through communities leaving significant damage in its wake," said Governor Andrew Cuomo.

"The town had to respond quickly with the resources it had available and also contract out to private entities given the vast amount of damage caused by the storm," he added. "I am very pleased to be able to direct these funds back to the town and help them continue in their overall restoration effort."

Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins said the funds will help offset financial woes the unanticipated squall may have caused.

Scarsdale officials said as FEMA continues its work in assessing damage and disbursing money, the town is expecting more funds.

"[Scarsdale] has submitted all of its costs to FEMA; however, the village has not received a final approval from FEMA for its submissions, and as such a final total reimbursement amount is not available at this time," said John Goodwin with the Village Manager's Office With that said, the Village estimates that the total reimbursement will total $1.125 million."