U.S. Small Business Administration Offers Loans for May Tornado Damage

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The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved the governor’s request for disaster assistance connected to the May 15 tornadoes and severe storms that impacted parts of Connecticut. 

A statement from Gov. Dannel Malloy’s office said the declaration means that homeowners, businesses and nonprofits in New Haven, Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, and Middlesex counties will be eligible to receive loans from the SBA to help with the costs of physical and economic damages. 

Loans up to $200,000 will be available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, which the governor’s office said might include debris removal. 

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Here’s a look at the Tower Path as of July 15, two months after storms hit. The Sleeping Giant Park Association said the state is working to clear not only the path itself, but any trees in the “fall zone” to ensure the safety of future hikers.
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The landscape and treescape at Sleeping Giant State Park was permenantly altered after severe storms on May 15, 2018. This is a look at the park on July 12, 2018.
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The landscape and treescape at Sleeping Giant State Park has been altered after severe storms on May 15, 2018. This is a look at the park on July 12, 2018.
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Sleeping Giant State Park was closed for over a year after the storms. Here is a view of the park on June 14, 2018.
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Crews worked on tree cleanup for months. Here is a view of the park nearly one month after the storms on June 14, 2018.
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The storm damage has changed the entire look of sections of the park. Here is cleanup as seen on June 14, 2018.
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A significant amount of trees have been taken down, as seen one month after the storms. Here is a view as seen on June 14, 2018.
Here's a look at the park in the immediate aftermath of the storm.
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Here is a look at the park several days after the storm.
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Damage to the Jonathan Dickerman House in the immediate aftermath of the storm.
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Storm damage as seen the day after the storm.
Storm damage as seen soon after the storms.
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Storm damage as seen a day after the storms.
Storm damage as seen soon after the storms.
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Storm damage as seen soon after the storms.
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Tree trunks chopped in half as seen soon after the storms.
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Storms have changed the tree line of the park.

Homeowners and renters are eligible for loans up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property. 

The SBA will offer Economic Injury Disaster Loans for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. The governor’s office said the assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any physical property damage. 

Applications can be filled out and submitted online through the SBA website at disasterloan.sba.gov. 

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Or you could download it here www.sba.gov and mail it to the SBA at U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, Texas, 76155. 

If you have questions about the assistance, call the SBA Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 or send an email to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. Those who are deaf or hard of hearing can call 1-800-877-8339.

The SBA will also open a Disaster Loan Outreach Center at the Southbury Training School, at 1461 South Britain Road in Southbury, to help people process applications and answer questions in person.

The office will be open from Oct. 11 through Oct. 18 during the following hours of operation:

  • Thursday, Oct. 11: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Friday, Oct. 12: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Saturday, Oct. 13: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Sunday: Oct. 14: Closed
  • Monday, Oct. 15: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Oct. 16: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 17: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Thursday, Oct. 18: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The deadline to return applications for physical property damage is Dec. 10, 2018. The deadline to return economic injury applications is July 9, 2019.

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