Posts Tagged ‘2008 Flooding’
Author: deanfiihr Published: December 12th, 2008
Here’s an update from the Rebuild Iowa Office:
Funds for residents and governments in Iowa impacted by this year’s storms, tornadoes and flooding continue to increase. This week, Iowa received additional funding in the Public Assistance category. Also, the state has so far received a total of $25 million from the Emergency Watershed Program and a total of $30 million from the Emergency Conservation Program, making the total U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Funds category $55 million (see below).
More than 39,800 Iowans have registered with FEMA for disaster assistance and more than 35,000 Iowans have visited FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers around the state. Of the 85 Iowa counties eligible for federal assistance, 77 are eligible for both individual assistance and public assistance. (more…)
Tags: 2008 Flooding, Flood relief, Rebuild Iowa
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Author: deanfiihr Published: July 25th, 2008
The nine task forces created to help the Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission complete its work will start meeting on Monday. Members of the task forces will be released later today. The task forces will be comprised of public members as well four legislators. Here is the meeting list:
Monday, July 28
Housing
Location:
Iowa Finance Authority
Presentation Room
2015 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50312
P 515-725-4900
Meeting Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm (more…)
Tags: 2008 Flooding, Flood Task Forces, Iowa Floods, Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission, State Government
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Author: deanfiihr Published: July 23rd, 2008
House Speaker Pat Murphy of Dubuque has appointed nine legislators to serve on the Rebuild Iowa Commission Task Forces. Appointees include:
Housing – Rep. Tom Schueller of Maquoketa
Infrastructure & Transportation – Rep. Geri Huser of Altoona
Economic & Workforce Development – Rep. Dave Jacoby of Coralville
Public Health and Healthcare – Rep. Elesha Gayman of Davenport
Agriculture & Environment – Rep. Mark Kuhn of Charles City
Education – Rep. Mary Mascher of Iowa City
Flood Plain Management and Hazard Mitigation – Rep. Art Staed of Cedar Rapids
Records Retention & Cultural Heritage – Rep. Helen Miller of Ft. Dodge
Long-term Recovery – Rep. Tyler Olson of Cedar Rapids
Tags: 2008 Flooding, Iowa Floods, Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission, State Government
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Author: deanfiihr Published: July 8th, 2008
An update on the Iowa’s flood recovery efforts:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that eight additional Iowa counties — Clinton, Decatur, Dubuque, Greene, Keokuk, Pottawattamie, Van Buren, and Washington — were granted a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance. (more…)
Tags: 2008 Flooding, Agriculture Assistance, Crop Assistance, Farm Assistance, Iowa Floods, Producers, State Government
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Author: deanfiihr Published: July 7th, 2008
The Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission, which is a joint effort between the Legislature and executive branch to lead disaster recovery efforts, was announced in June and 15 members have been appointed to the commission. The commission will meet soon and make its first report within 45 days.
Commission members include:
Bill Bywater – Bill Bywater, of Iowa City, is the President of Economy Advertising/TruArt Color Graphics. (more…)
Tags: 2008 Flooding, Iowa Floods, Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission, State Government
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