FEMA funds fall short of Cedar Rapids estimate
FEMA said it will pay Cedar Rapids far less than the $30 million city officials anticipated from a special alternate program. City Hall officials had projected the larger amount to aid recovery.
03 Jul 2010
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2010
Page
1
FEMA said it will pay Cedar Rapids far less than the $30 million city officials anticipated from a special alternate program. City Hall officials had projected the larger amount to aid recovery.
Rep Dave Loebsack notes Speaker backs protecting both sides of the Cedar River 2A project and flood facility funding. City Council member Chuck Swore says the city will appeal FEMA Kansas City over funding for Sinclar plant hydro plant and other sites as officials press for relief.
Police found what appeared to be a small child’s remains in the backyard of the home of 20 month old Cecilia Harris’s mother Tamelia S. Harris 32. Harris is jailed on felony neglect or abandonment of a dependent person as investigators pursue the case.
The state weighs expanding public access to Iowa’s remaining pristine natural and cultural sites. Mark Edwards retires after 30 years as trails coordinator noting the paradox of enhanced access changing the experience. Effigy Mounds National Monument faced an embarrassment as a boardwalk planned to aid access was built without legal approval.
Iowa's Alcoholic Beverages Division allegedly spent state funds improperl y on a camper an industrial dishwasher bicycles high value artwork and televisions The audit cites lack of competitive bidding for electronics renovations and building work during former administrator Lynn Walding's tenure It questions rapid pay raises for intern Nicole Watson Gehl in 2000.
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