Posts Tagged ‘2008 Flooding’
Rebuild Iowa Update – December 12, 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 [...]
Rebuild Iowa Task Force Meetings Set
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 [...]
Speaker Appoints 9 Reps to Rebuild Iowa Task Forces
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 [...]
Flood Update, July 8
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...)
Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission
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 – [...]