New Albany City Council considers disaster grant plan, by Daniel Suddeath (News and Tribune).That’s all well and good, but it there a disaster contingency plan in place in the event that Councilman Cappuccino becomes president of the city council? Is there such a thing as insurance against political bungling? Probably not. If so, George W. Bush would have bankrupted the nation's insurers, too.
The New Albany City Council will likely adopt a hazards mitigation plan Thursday aimed at cataloguing property value in case of a natural disaster.
It’s required of cities and counties by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to receive grants following a
calamity with widespread damage.
Officials say the plan will also reduce potential harm to residents and save taxpayer dollars. It has already been passed by Floyd County.
New Albany is a state of mind … but whose? Since 2004, we’ve been observing the contemporary scene in this slowly awakening old river town. If it’s true that a pre-digital stopped clock is right twice a day, when will New Albany learn to tell time?
Thursday, November 20, 2008
FEMA: Calamity contingencies for Cappuccino?
But what about the self-inflicted disasters?
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