The Villages will likely see a 90 percent reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damage associated with Hurricane Irma.
Villages District Manager Janet Tutt updated Project Wide Advisory Committee members on Monday morning about the status of the cleanup and FEMA reimbursement.
She said that District staff has carefully calculated all of the costs, which are expected to reach into the millions.
Additionally, she said 5 percent of the costs will likely be reimbursed by the state. That would leave residents on the hook for only 5 percent.
In the short term, clean up contractors will be paid by the individual Community Development Districts. While the FEMA reimbursement will likely take a long time, the CDDs all have ample reserves. The CDDs are funded through annual maintenance assessment fees paid by residents.
