Boston Globe 4/29/10: Towns add up flood damage for federal grants, and figures show wide range. While around $35 million in federal relief funds has already been distributed to property owners, Governor Deval Patrick announced last week that cities and towns would be eligible for relief as well. It will cover up to 75 percent of costs for damage to public facilities and overtime for municipal employees deployed in disaster relief roles. Wayland, which sits along the banks of the Sudbury River, has been hampered in its efforts to collect information because one of the many buildings damaged by flooding was the town’s Public Safety Building. Other damaged facilities include pumping stations and the Wayland Free Public Library, which is still closed. "There are neighborhoods, like Squirrel Hill and Rolling Lane, where people are still pumping out their basements six weeks later,’’ said Police Chief Bob Irving. "We were rescuing people from Pelham Island Road in duck boats. It was really bad." After the first storm, Irving said he estimated the damage to Wayland’s public facilities to be $563,000, with at least another $100,000 estimated from the second flood.