SCHUMER: BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY’S DOWNTOWN CENTER SUFFERED SEVERE FLOOD DAMAGE DURING TROPICAL STORM LEE, BUT FEMA PAPERWORK MISTAKE DEDUCTED $2.8 MILLION MEANT TO HELP REBUILD & RECOVER – SCHUMER URGES FEMA TO SWIFTLY REVIEW & APPROVE BINGHAMTON’S APPEAL FOR FULL FED FUNDING

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to swiftly review and approve an appeal submitted by Binghamton University for federal funds to which they are entitled. Schumer explained that, following Tropical Storm Lee, FEMA approved a total project cost of $3,188,766 in funding for repairs to its University Downtown Center. The Center was inundated by flood water during Tropical Storm Lee, causing extensive damage to all electrical and mechanical services that support the building’s functions.<