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Montpelier, VT – Governor Peter Shumlin has appointed a former top state official to oversee Irene recovery efforts in Vermont. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley reports...
Neale Lunderville, a former transportation and administration secretary and aide to former Governor Jim Douglas, will serve as the state's Irene recovery officer for four months.
Shumlin said Thursday that the short-term goals of the job are to restore basic services, housing and other essential needs and to rebuild vital transportation corridors.
He says Lunderville will be his lead troubleshooter to resolve issues and keep efforts moving swiftly.
Lunderville, who is taking an unpaid leave from his job at green mountain power, says a major challenge is finding funding for the repairs and he says he will work to do that.
I'm Pat Bradley, WAMC News.
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