Stoddard County storm damage estimated at over $500,000

The ice has melted, the lights are back on and the results are in.

The ice storm that passed through last week leaving widespread damage in its wake is expected to cost Stoddard County about $502,000.

Stoddard County Emergency Manager John Prance has been working hard over the past week gathering numbers in an effort to get figures in to the state in case the county is declared a disaster area.

If that does happen, the numbers submitted will be the maximum allowed.

"That's why it was so important that we gather these figures early," Prance said Monday afternoon.

Almost 50 percent of the estimate is centered in and around Bloomfield, the county seat, which county officials believe to be the hardest hit area.

The figure breakdown is as follows:

Stoddard County (Rural areas)

Debris removal -- $165,000

Protective -- $10,000

Road and bridges -- $22,000

Building/equipment repair -- $15,000

Shelter/Shelter supplies -- $2,500

Total -- $215,000

Advance

Debris removal -- $10,000

Water/wastewater -- $3,500

Building/equipment repair -- $2,500

Total -- $16,000

Bloomfield

Debris removal -- $125,000

Protective -- $6,000

Roads and bridges -- $50,000

Water/wastewater -- $15,000

Building/equipment repair -- $30,000

Shelter/shelter supplies -- $2,000

Total -- $228,000

Dexter

Debris removal -- $19,906.08

Total -- $19,906.08

Puxico

Debris removal -- $10,000

Building/equipment repair -- $1,000

Total -- $11,000

Bernie

Debris removal -- $10,000

Building/equipment repair -- $1,200

Total -- $11,200

Total of all communities countywide -- $501,200

These figures are not amounts that are guaranteed to come to the county. It's possible that no money will come in at all, but these numbers serve as a guideline for a maximum amount the event is expected to cost the county and individual municipalities.