The Trump administration's cancellation of billions in disaster preparedness grants has left small towns across the U.S., including Rising Sun, Maryland, vulnerable to severe weather events. Town administrator Calvin Bonenberger describes frequent flooding at the Sun Valley Mobile Home Park, where residents live in low-income housing prone to inundation. With town funding limited to around $1 million annually, proposed upgrades for flooding relief and wastewater treatment improvements, projected to cost millions, seem unfeasible, placing residents in perpetual danger from natural disasters.
The Trump administration canceled billions of dollars of grants essential for small towns to prepare for extreme weather, leaving them vulnerable to floods and wildfires.
In Rising Sun, Maryland, town administrator Calvin Bonenberger highlighted that the area has flooded repeatedly, threatening the safety of low-income housing residents.
Fixing the flooding issues and the wastewater treatment plant in Rising Sun would cost millions, a financial burden far beyond what the small town can afford.
With a population under 3,000 and only $1 million in annual tax revenue, Rising Sun faces critical challenges in funding disaster preparedness and infrastructure improvements.
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