For Immediate
Release:
May 2, 2022
Contact:
Ashley Motley, Director of
Strategic Communications
media@treasurer.ks.gov
Treasurer Lynn Rogers Will Support Recovery from
Andover Tornado
TOPEKA – As a native of Wichita, KS, Kansas
State Treasurer Lynn Rogers and his wife, Kris, the impact of the damage done
by the Andover Tornado is to friends and a close community that has already had
their fair share of disaster and recovery.
“We will immediately be moving to work with state and local
officials, and community leaders to help with the rebuilding,” said Rogers. “I
have directed my staff to ramp up the Economic Recovery Loan Program that is
available to small commercial and/or agricultural businesses dealing with
damage from the storms.”
As with wildfires that have impacted the state earlier in 2022, these loans can
help communities recover quickly by working with local banks and lenders. The
Economic Recovery Loan Program is one of the linked deposit loan programs that
provides low-cost loans and is operated through the PMIB (Pooled Money
Investment Board), the State Treasurer’s Office, and local financial
institutions.
Interested borrowers should speak with their preferred financial
institution about accessing the loans. Additional information, including a list
of financial institutions already participating can be found at
kansascash.ks.gov under “Financial Services.”
“Kris and I, along with my staff, want to let the Andover
community know that we are here to support the rebuilding process however we
can,” said Treasurer Rogers. “Kris
serves on the North YMCA board and will continue to reach out to the Andover
YMCA and educators in the area to assess needs we may be able to help provide.
As we face what may be a challenging storm season, it will be incumbent upon
all Kansans to step in and help our neighbors in the aftermath of damage.”
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