FEMA Recovery Struggles in Vermont | Montpelier News

Montpelier News Today | 2 Min New | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

Floods in Vermont have left communities reeling, with FEMA’s help arriving too late for long-term recovery—like home buyouts and infrastructure fixes—that’s bogged down in endless paperwork and bureaucratic delays. Residents like Katie Swick are stuck in a cycle of stress and frustration, while towns in the Northeast Kingdom last year had to rely on state funds after FEMA fell short. The human toll is immense: disaster survivors are already traumatized, and now they’re facing another kind of crisis—navigating a broken system. Senator Peter Welch is pushing for reform, rallying bipartisan…