▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁severe ▁damage , ▁the ▁Pres erve ▁B ott le ▁Village ▁committee ▁applied ▁for ▁Federal ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁Agency ▁( FE MA ) ▁fund ing , ▁receiving ▁almost ▁US $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁appeared ▁F EMA ▁would ▁award ▁a ▁$ 4 5 5 , 0 0 0 ▁grant ▁to ▁help ▁repair ▁the ▁village ▁after ▁the ▁earth qu ake , ▁the ▁grant ▁was ▁lost ▁after ▁former ▁Council w oman ▁Sand i ▁Web b ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Rep . ▁El ton ▁Gal leg ly , ▁R - Sim i ▁Valley , ▁opposed ▁it . ▁Gal leg ly ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁waste ▁of ▁tax pay ers ' ▁money . ▁Also , ▁James ▁Lee ▁W itt , ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁Agency , ▁said ▁his ▁organization ▁had ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁Federal ▁dis aster ▁relief ▁money ▁because ▁it ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁Sim i ▁Valley ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁Ran cho ▁Sim i ▁Rec re ation ▁and ▁Park ▁District ▁allocated ▁about ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁restore ▁an ▁apr ic ot ▁p itting ▁shed . ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Sim i ▁Valley ▁also ▁contributed ▁at ▁least ▁$ 2 4 , 0 0 0 ▁through ▁Community ▁Development ▁Block ▁Grant ▁funds ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁wood ▁shed ▁with ▁concrete ▁pill ars