Lt. Gov. Patty Judge wants 232 of them removed.
88 of those were inhabited by families when mold was found in the water heater compartments of their trailers.
Of those 88, roughly half have decided they do not want to leave their trailer. FEMA cannot force people to leave their trailers once they move into them.
FEMA spokesman [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Facts about mold in trailers
Posted in Flood, tagged FEMA, Patty Judge, trailer on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tax abatements: No way, no how
Posted in County Government, tagged Johnson County, property taxes, Rod Sullivan on July 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Rod Sullivan, a Johnson County supervisor, addressed the issue of property tax relief for flood victims in his weekly Sullivan Salvo — an e-mail newsletter. Here’s an article I wrote on the issue last week, and here’s what Sullivan said:
The Board recently addressed the topic of property tax abatements for
properties affected by the recent floods. [...]
