JAY – Governor Janet Mills has requested that President Joe Biden issue Major Disaster Declarations to help Western Maine recover from June storms that brought heavy rainfall and flooding that caused more than $9 million in infrastructure damage. In letters sent August 16 to the President, Governor Mills said that storms that occurred on June 26 in Oxford County and on June 29 in Franklin County resulted in public infrastructure damage that is beyond the State’s capability to address. If the President approves the Governor’s requests, Maine would gain access to federal funds it could use to repair the damage. … Continue reading Governor Mills requests federal disaster declaration for June storms in Franklin and Oxford counties; updates to Jay roads