DOLGEVILLE — Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-21, Schuylerville, on Thursday announced the village of Dolgeville will receive $1,907,561 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to restore flood-damaged properties from October 2019. The funding was made possible after the flooding was declared a major disaster by then-President Donald Trump.

“It is an honor to have delivered this result for the Village of Dolgeville and return $1.9 million in taxpayer dollars to our district,” Stefanik said.

“Since this flooding happened, I worked with local officials to bring the concerns of New York’s 21st District to the highest levels to ensure they have the resources they need to rebuild,” Stefanik said.

“Now, this significant funding will return to our district to help Herkimer and Fulton County communities recover from this devastating flooding,” she added.

Following the flooding, Stefanik said she worked with state and local officials to initiate a Joint Preliminary Damage Assessment in order to access FEMA funds to rebuild impacted communities.

The funding will support the acquisition and demolition of 20 properties located in the 100-year floodplain in the village of Dolgeville, Herkimer County, and Fulton County.

The project will include site stabilization and grading, according to officials.