[StBernard] State Taking Public Comment on Three Recovery Action Plans

[Westley Annis]

Could someone explain the Individual Mitigation Measures and what is
involved, what is covered?

Thanks,
J.

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	State Taking Public Comment on Three Recovery Action Plans
	
	Baton Rouge, La. (August 12, 2008) - The Louisiana Recovery
Authority and the
	Office of Community Development's Disaster Recovery Unit published
four
	action plan amendments detailing the spending of hundreds of
millions of
	recovery funds this week for public comment.
	
	*	First Action Plan, Amendment 27 - Asks the federal
government to allow the
	state to break the $150,000 cap in the Road Home program to serve a
greater
	population of applicants in the $7,500 Individual Mitigation
Measures
	 program.
		
	*	First Action Plan, Action Plan Amendment 28 - Proposes
changes to the Road
	Home regarding home valuations and determining the pre-storm value
of a
	property.
		
	*	First Action Plan, Action Plan Amendment 29 - Reallocates
$3.3 million in
	Community Development Block Grant funding for building code
enforcement.
	
	Following approval by the LRA's board and the Louisiana Legislature,
action
	plans must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development
	for final approval.
	
	Citizens, community leaders and elected officials can access the
plans and
	submit comments online by visiting
	http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/dractionplans.htm 
	<http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/dractionplans.htm>  and opening
	Proposed Action Plan Amendment No. 27, No. 28 or No. 29, or a copy
can be
	requested by calling (225)
	 342-1700.
	
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