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Remembering the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program's of yesterday.
Supervisor
Well it feels like it is still yesterday with most of the same players and a few new names in the game Customer Satisfaction isnt part of the Hazard Mitigation program and it appears that engineering may also be something that comes with a rubber stamp.
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2016 Floods Action Plan Amendment 8 taking money from Administrative funds to create a new government program
Supervisor
May 15 at 5 p.m public comments end for Actin Plan Amendment 8 which wants to take away money from the overall program to bailout government. Don't sit back waiting for this to happen. Speak out, stop government waste and bailouts. Repair Homes First
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GAP issue a.k.a. Homeowners Responsibility related to Duplication of Benefits.
Supervisor
I have been researching different ways we could propose a solution to the GAP between what Restore OCD-DRU says your work completed on your flooded home should be and what they actually calculated.
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Louisiana Flood 2016 Task Force Meeting April 13 2018
Supervisor
In References you will find the link to the video. This transcript to offer publicly what was said about the Homeowners Responsibility issue and Duplication of Benefits.
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Low income, moderate income households are suffering at the hands of HUD funds to rebuild after a disaster.
Writers Pool
The discussion regarding Duplication of Benefits and who can make changes continues for Louisiana the poorest state in the union still resisting to give federal grant money to below moderate income and low income families to help them rebuild.
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Flood Victims are Victims of their own OCD DRU people.
Writers Pool
Flood Victims are Victims Twice with State Employed Community Development Office members not following HUD guidance. Louisiana Office of Community Development Disaster Recovery Unit headed up by Patrick Forbes ignores HUD guidance regarding SBA Loans
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You are forced to Elevation and Reconstruction because your home or structure was substantially damaged.
Writers Pool
Elevation, Reconstruction - Substantially Damaged Home. It's more than just money, it's time and the conflicting instructions each federal agency gives you. One may tell you not to fix anything, one may say go ahead and repair what you can.
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State of Louisiana OCD-DRU Reports links old page
Writers Pool
Louisiana Office of Community Development Disaster Recovery Unit reports
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Declare your financial hardship for accepting the SBA loan
Writers Pool
A Facebook.Com Group called Restore LA Program Info Exchange offers Disaster Victims in any state help with navigation by personal experience and published laws, rules and guidance your OCD-DRU CDBG-DR grantee programs.
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State of Louisiana OCD-DRU Grant Administrative Manual and Resources
Writers Pool
The OCD-DRU seems to remove pages online and not link to the new pages. But thats going to end now that I know they are removing documents that could be of interest to victims of the 2016 Floods in Louisiana
