[StBernard] Looking for Help

[Westley Annis]

To anyone who can help:
 
We are anxious to leave Chattanooga and would gladly accept ANY work; we 
just want to go home.  I have called FEMA numerous times and will drive 
(for the fourth time) this Friday to Chalmette to speak to them about 
getting a trailer in front of my home on Corinne Avenue.  There is a 
light pole directly accross the street, so it should not be difficult 
for Entergy to run a power line to the trailer the same as they do for 
new construction.  I understand that water will be available next week, 
so I would only need to either find the wash-out line or pay to have the 
waste removed the same way they handle port-o-lets.  Once there I can 
start to rebuild.  Having to drive to within 4 hours of Chalmette to 
locate a room, then work six hours, only to have a 5-6 hour ride back 
doesn't afford much time to clean-up.  This has been the process for the 
last three weekends and I have made minimal progress.  I am driving back 
again this coming Friday, and hope to meet with FEMA, and hopefully they 
will have some answers.  I can't blame them when they are telling me 
that they cannot make decisions on "who gets a trailer" until the EPA 
and the parish officials decide who can return.  At this point, if I can 
get a trailer in front of my house, I will sleep in the dark.  If we 
want to see the parish rebuilt, EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE 
RETURNING TO STAY.
 
I know that our officials are busy, but sometimes it seems like certain 
priorities are out of order.  For example, last week we drove down 
Highway 190 and found nothing but destruction, however, ALL THE 
TELEPHONE POLES HAD BEEN REPLACED AND WIRED.  This is progress, but we 
only saw six people all the way to the bridge.  This effort should have 
been directed to St. Bernard.  When can we expect electricity and in 
what order.  It is obvious that Arabi is pretty much gone, so the first 
areas to get water and electricity would be those located past Paris 
Road to the Refinery, then Middle Chalmette, Carolyn Park, etc.
 
I don't want to leave St. Bernard, but I can buy a house here cheaper 
than in St. Bernard, and could move on with our lives.  Please post the 
official plans on the parish website as soon as possible so that we know 
whether or not we are wasting our time.  Thank you and God Bless.

 
On 10/15/05, *Westley Annis* <westley at da-parish.com 
<mailto:westley at da-parish.com>> wrote:

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    I passed by the job fair today just to see who was around.

    Most of the employers there were looking for clean-up, construction,
    plumbing, or electrical.

    I did end up speaking with the people from Express Personnel and
    they are
    begging for helpers, mainly clerical, PR, computer entry, and those
    who can
    speak spanish.  Since they are a prime contractor for FEMA, these
    jobs pay
    well.

    You can call Melissa Elliot at these numbers:
    985-809-9696 (office)
    985-630-6949 (cell)

    You can also visit their website at http://www.expresspersonnel.com
    <http://www.expresspersonnel.com> to fill
    out an application.  They have offices throughout the state and you can
    request that your application be sent to the office closest to you.

    They are begging for St. Bernard residents.

    Westley

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