Officials waiting for news on possible federal assistance

Tuesday, July 20, 1999 | 3:55 a.m.

Gov. Kenny Guinn said there is only $1.8 million left in the state's disaster fund after the 1997 Washoe County floods. The recent floods in Las Vegas did an estimated $20.5 million in damage to public facilities.

"I'm staying optimistic that we will get a declaration," said Bob Andrews, director of the Clark County Division of Emergency Management.

"I just heard that it has been a real treadmill back there," he said, referring to the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C.

National FEMA officials are expected to make a recommendation to the president based on their review of a regional FEMA team's report on flood damage caused primarily by intense storms on July 8.

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