Monday, June 13, 2011

Government claims paid by BP in Franklin County

As of Thursday, June 9, 2011, BP has doled out close to $2.1 million dollars in claim payments to governmental entities in Franklin County in response to last summer’s Gulf oil spill.

The Franklin County Emergency Management operations received payments totaling $1,905,649.90, for cost associated with responding to the disaster, followed by the City of Apalachicola and the Riverkeepers.

The city received $119,177.85, in reimbursements for response and increased public service cost, while the Apalachicola Riverkeepers an environmental group was compensated $32,117.40, for their role in responding to the crisis.

The total reimbursements received by Franklin County governments thus far stands at $2,056,945.15.

Future reports can be found in the BP Government Claims Payments section of the Florida Gulf Response website.

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