Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) - Saturday, October 30, 10 a.m. Governor M. Jodi Rell to 6 p.m. Closing: Saturday, announced Thursday that the October 30 at close of Small Business Administration business. (SBA) is setting up disaster Bridgeport Public Library, assistance offices in 925 Broad St. Opening: Fairfield County beginning Tuesday, November 2, 10 a.m. next week to assist to 6:30 p.m. Days and hours: homeowners, renters and Wednesday, November 3 to businesses affected by a June Thursday, November 4, 10 a.m. 24 tornado. to 6:30 p.m.; Friday, The SBA last week approved November 5 and Saturday, the Governor's request for a November 6, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. disaster declaration, which Closing: Saturday, November 6 makes low-interest loans at close of business. available for property owners The Governor said loans up to as they recover from the $200,000 are available to damaging storms. Bridgeport homeowners to repair or and Stratford were among the replace damaged real estate. hardest hit during the summer Homeowners and renters are storm. The aid also is eligible for loans up to $40, available for property owners 000 for disaster damaged in the adjacent Connecticut personal property. Businesses counties of Litchfield and and non-profit organizations New Haven as well as three of any size may borrow up to adjacent counties in New York. $2 million to repair or "Property owners will have replace damaged real estate, the help they need and machinery and equipment, professional staff on hand to inventory and other business help them through the assets. application process," Interest rates for the loans Governor Rell said. "The vary, depending on whether storm exacted a steep the borrower has access to financial toll on so many who credit elsewhere. The had limited resources and no deadline for applying for insurance. I appreciate the loans to cover physical SBA's prompt response in damage is December 17; the helping our families and deadline for loans to cover businesses recover." economic injury is July 18, Center locations and hours of 2011. operation are as follows: For more information, contact Stratford Police Department, the SBA at 800-659-2955, by Training Room, 900 Longbrook email at Ave. Opening: Wednesday, disastercustomerservice@sba. October 27, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p. gov or online at www.sba. m. Days and hours: Thursday, gov/services/disasterassistanc October 28, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p. e . m., Friday, October 29 to
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