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I':' \ \ \ Ider, SBA regional adminis.trator, looks over flood dam- I trailer park in Fort Collins Wednesday. Redder, who The Denver Post I Glen Martin lives in Fort Collins, said disaster-assistance checks can be - obtained quickly if residents apply and qualify. isaster-relief checks in mail rt Schwab it Business Writer irst federal disaster-assistance ;0 help homeowners, renters and owners in Fort Collins were mailed lay, and about eight to 10 Small : Administration loans were ap- o checks can be cut in the next three kials said. )wners and others who will receive al disaster-assistance checks from ,ral Emergency Management Agen- get the money in the mail through delivery, said Jerry DeFelice, a FE- lesman in Fort Collins. Redder, regional administrator of I and a resident of Fort Collins, leveral of the damaged businesses lOth College A venue and Prospect III Wednesday, assuring applicants ney can be obtained quickly if only they apply and qualify. An estimated $200 million in damages to 1,000 homes and 200 businesses occurred over two nights of flooding July 28 and 29 in three northern Colorado counties_ Five people died in the Fort Collins flood_ Redder said companies that lose business because of the flood, even i[ not physically damaged by the water, can apply for eco- nomic assistance from the government. "There's a certain priority of response," said Redder whose own house is 10 blocks from two trailer parks where 92 homes were destroyed near Spring Creek Park_ After life and safety are accounted for, and temporary housing given the homeless, Redder said, then SBA and FEMA can step in to help address the third leg of recovery_ "We can respond to the economic damage to the small businesses and the employers, the people :"ho keep the economy running after a disaster," he said. Randy Willer, a veterinarian and co-own- er of the Animal Emergency Services and surgery center at 2005 S. College A ve_ lost his entire business July 28 when water "ex- ploded" through- a steel door at the basement level of his veterinary clinic. . Willer said he opened the business two years ago with a $400,000 loan guaranteed by SBA, and is applying for disaster relief to reopen it - he hopes in three to five weeks. To apply for relief, which can range to $40,000 for personal property loss~s (avail- able to renters), $200,000 for homeowners, and $1.5 million for businesses, you- must call (800) 462-9029 to register with FEMA. Callers should know the address of the damaged property; their mailing address; the gross income, prior to the flood, of their family or business; and the specifics of any insurance coverage they had.