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Van Buren Projects Progressing
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.Less than a year after approving a 1 percent sales tax, Van Buren residents are seeing progress on several city projects. Revenue from the tax, which took effect in January, will go toward funding for five projects in the city budget: normal city...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Local Government, Justice System, Judges, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Former railroad property eyed as site for sewage treatment plant
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.A slice of former railroad property is gaining favor as the site for Summit's proposed sewage treatment facility. The plant would treat sewage for about 500 homes and businesses in the village of Herman. The township is working with Buffalo Township,...Tags: Butler County, Railway Transportation, Plant Openings, Waste, Amtrak
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Sewage plant may go near trail
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.A slice of former railroad property is gaining favor as the site of Summit's proposed sewage treatment facility. The long-proposed plant would provide public sewage treatment for about 500 homes and businesses in the village of Herman. The township is...Tags: Butler County, Plant Openings, Railway Transportation, Waste, Amtrak
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Fayette looking to improve disaster plans
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Improving the county's communications during a disaster is a top priority of the Fayette County Office of Emergency Services, says the agency's new director. "The first priority is public notification, from getting information out to individuals to...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Meteorological Disasters, Snow Storms, Mount Hope
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Hurricane Sandy victims can soon apply for grants to rebuild, help pay insurance premium increases
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Shore homeowners hoping for help to raise or rebuild houses damaged during Hurricane Sandy can begin applying for the various programs Friday. At first, the grant applications will be taken over the phone at 1-855-726-3946 or online at http://www....Tags: Prices, Shaun Donovan, Chris Christie, Hurricanes, Government Aid
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Little Egg Harbor's displaced still struggling to find place to call home
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Inside a one-bedroom apartment in the senior community of Leisure Towne in Southampton, Burlington County, Roy and Jo Anne Bray constantly search for space and patience. The small apartment is all the couple can afford with the rent at $830 each month...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Rentals, Mortgages, Heart Attack, Insurance
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Colton fire crews get boost with $2M staffing grant
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.Starting at 8 a.m. today, all four of Colton's fire stations begin 24/7 operations, as positive results of a nearly $2 million federal grant kick in. On Saturday, the department and the city celebrated this development from last year, winning the...Tags: Fires
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April flood has brought May headaches
It's been a month since rain drenched the region, turning communities that had never seen major flooding before into national disaster areas. The downpour started April 17, setting records for rainfall. Some of Chicago's suburbs recorded more than 7...
Tags: Barack Obama, Illinois Governor, John F. Kennedy, Floods, American Red Cross
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Residents displaced by Sandy seek new homes at rental fair
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Stuart Griffin moved his family to Atlantic City from Cincinnati two weeks before October's Hurricane Sandy. "That was our welcome-to-Atlantic City moment," he said. During the storm the home his family rented near the bay became damaged and Griffin...Tags: Section 8 (housing), Rentals, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Camden County, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey)
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EDITORIAL: Thumbs ��� Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Thumbs up ... to Woodrow Wilson High School senior Mihir Dave, the only National Merit Scholarship winner in southern West Virginia and one of only 13 in the state. Dave plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh, major in biology and eventually...Tags: Greenbrier, Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Health and Safety at Work
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Progress Continues on Chehalis Home Elevations
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash.Flood-prone homes in Chehalis are being elevated this year from a $1.2 million Federal Emergency Management Agency grant that was awarded to the city of Chehalis in 2010, but couldn't be administered until now due to a lack of staff and resources.... -
New Jersey to use federal funds to buy homes that are flood prone
New Jersey will use $300 million in federal aid to buy out about 1,300 Hurricane Sandy-damaged and flood-prone homes in the state. Gov. Chris Christie said in a news release that the state initially will target houses that have flooded repeatedly,...Tags: Labor Day, Floods, Chris Christie, Government Aid, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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