Friday, May 19, 2006
Housing boom in Arkansas
FEMA, having been incapable of moving 10,000 trailers to people who need them, tries to make lemonade by setting up a stash for the next big blow not emanating from Washington.
The government has no plans to move at least half of the 10,000 emergency housing trailers sitting empty in Hope, Ark., saying they may be needed for the 2006 hurricane season.Given the "awesome" effort by FEMA, perhaps every taxpayer could be considered a disaster victim in the case.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency detailed its plan to keep the trailers at the Hope municipal airport in a letter to Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who had asked that some of the trailers be used for American Indian housing.
The letter did not mention Johnson's request, but FEMA spokesman Aaron Walker said Friday that federal law says the trailers must be used for disaster victims.
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