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Big Bucks Coming to the Mobile Area

By Steven Norris

Published: Wed, August 15, 2007 - 4:18 pm Last Updated: Wed, August 15, 2007 - 4:40 pm

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An additional $17 million in relief funding will be backing its way to the Mobile area. Governor Bob Riley announced the funding today that intends to help victims recovering from 2005 hurricanes, especially Katrina. triley secured the federal money from Community Developoment Block Grants. Riley has previously awarded $74 million in relief funds to the Gulf Coast.
"In a relatively short time span, Alabama's coastal area has made amazing progress recovering from this devastating storm" Governor Riley said. "I am hopeful these grants will speed up the recovery."

The six grants are broken down into different amounts for different causes and areas.
- $7.4 Million will go to Mobile County provide housing for families whose homes were damaged or destroyed.
-$4.1 Million will go to the city of Mobile to provide affordable rental housing for victims
-$1.7 Million will go the the city of Chickasaw to repair damaged sewers.
-$1.6 Million will go to the town of Dauphin Island to repair and update drainge systems; the city of Prichard will get $1.45 million to use sewer repairs as well.
-$650,000 will go to the city of Bayou La Batre for residential cleanup.

These federal dollare were made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.