Thursday, May 04, 2006
FEMA Closes Office in New Orleans
Well, I guess the mission is accomplished!NEW ORLEANS -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency is closing its long-term recovery office in New Orleans, claiming local officials failed to meet their planning obligations after Hurricane Katrina.
The office is responsible for helping the city devise a blueprint to rebuild destroyed houses, schools and neighborhoods.
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Of the 35 employees who initially worked in the long-term recovery office, only five remained Tuesday, and they were waiting to be reassigned. Those five may continue to work on long-term recovery in a different office, Walker said.
City officials were angered by the move, saying New Orleans is again being abandoned by the federal government. Deputy Mayor Greg Meffert said the FEMA office and the city worked in tandem initially, but had a falling out over funding earlier this spring.
"We have a city that has an enormous planning need and you need planners. To date, we haven't gotten any monetary support to bring in planners," Meffert said.
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Field Mashall Von Rumsfeld caught in a lie by former CIA analyst during a speech in Georgia. Go to this post on my blog to see the video, hear the audio and read the transcript.
http://geniusofinsanityworld.blogspot.com/2006/05/breaking-news-rumsfeld-exposed-by.html