Harrisburg Mayor Eric Gregg says he doesn't understand why the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state's request for federal disaster relief.Gregg says he doesn't understand what criteria FEMA used to determine Saline, Gallatin and the other areas of southern Illinois ravaged by the storms and tornadoes on February 29th does not qualify for help. Gregg says Harrisburg needs the federal assistance and invites President Obama to come to southern Illinois to see the devastation himself.
Seven Harrisburg residents died after the EF-4 tornado hit the area. Gregg says he plans to move quickly to get FEMA decision appealed. He says that's only fair to the families hurt by the storm.
