The Town of Middlefield spent $86,601 digging out of and cleaning up from last year's rare October snowstorm.
But thanks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, taxpayers will only be on the hook for a quarter of the bill — or $21,650.
The federal agency recently notified town officials that they would be receiving 75 percent reimbursement for expenses resulting from the storm which included everything from highway department labor to shelter related costs.
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