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Residential Storm Shelter/Safe Room Rebate Program
City of Shawnee and Pottawatomie County · City program
Up to $2,500 one-time rebate.
The City of Shawnee and Pottawatomie County previously ran a storm shelter/safe room rebate for homeowners, with rebates up to $2,500. The official record I found is a 2014 agenda packet, so I cannot confirm that this program is currently accepting applications today.
Program details
How it worked
The agenda item says the City of Shawnee and Pottawatomie County would solicit applicants for a residential storm shelter/safe room installation rebate program beginning June 1, 2014. Selected and approved applicants would receive a one-time rebate after they contracted for, installed, and obtained city inspector approval for a shelter or safe room meeting FEMA Publication 361 requirements.
What the money covered
The rebate applied to the installation of a storm shelter or safe room. The document does not describe any other covered expenses beyond the shelter itself and its installation.
Amounts and matching
The rebate amount was up to $2,500. The record does not state a percentage match.
Selection process
If more people applied than available funds, the city said registrants would be assigned numbers and selected by computerized random number generator. The agenda also says residences destroyed in the May 19, 2013 tornado received first priority, damaged residences second priority, and all other eligible residences next priority.
Important note
The agenda document explicitly routes registration through the state SoonerSafe system and does not, by itself, show a live current application portal or an active program page.
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