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Dauphin Island Residents Eye Ike
By Jessica Taloney Reporter
Published: Thu, October 04, 2007 - 2:32 pm
Last Updated: Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 5:38 pm
Last Updated: Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 5:38 pm
Jessica Taloney
It's the place Dora Langham and her 54-year old brother with Downs Syndrome have called home for more than four decades, so watching it come down was bittersweet.
A bulldozer crushed the house in about an hour.
"I was just disgusted with them living here," said Vickie White of United Methodist Disaster Response, "having to deal with the mold and the mildew and the smell."
With mold on the ceiling and holes in the walls, Langham says she continued living in the house after the storm because she was turned down by FEMA and the Mississippi Development Authority for financial help.
"I'm not the type of person that begs," she said. "I'm not like some of those people who just got out and begged."
White's organization teamed up with Rebuild Jackson County and several other groups to find the funding for Langham's new house. The demolition alone cost $6,000. Volunteers will do the construction.
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This story is a VERY sad one. Just goes to show you that ALOT of people are forgotten in times of need. Not once did she complain, even when they delayed the bulldozing yesterday. She takes care of her handicapped brother and she is to be honored only to be denied money that she should have received. Thank goodness for all the volunteers on the Gulf Coast.
It would be VERY interesting to know why she was denied federal grant money. I am SURE there are more like Miss Dora out there.