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In the time honored tradition of Government stupidity, Katrina refugees, who

have been made  " too sick and dysfunctional " by breathing in the mold and

formaldehyde in their FEMA emergency trailers, to be able to find permanent

housing, will NOW be allowed to BUY their trailers for as little as $1, so that

they can stay sick, indefinitely.

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Administration to Reveal Plans for Katrina Housing Transition

By Spencer S. Hsu

Washington Post Staff Writer

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

The Obama administration will announce plans today to virtually give away

roughly 1,800 mobile homes to 3,400 families displaced by Hurricane Katrina who

are living in government-provided housing along the Gulf Coast, officials said.

The administration also will make available $50 million in rental vouchers to

income-eligible trailer occupants who move to targeted housing projects, and

take over from Louisiana the job of helping residents find permanent homes, said

a senior White House official, speaking on the condition of anonymity before the

formal announcement.

" We knew we needed to bring this program to a close, " the official said. " We

also want to ensure a humane and secure transition for all of them. "

The sale option comes weeks after the trailer program formally ended May 1, and

after Federal Emergency Management Agency officials said they could begin

officially referring cases for eviction June 1.

FEMA typically provides disaster aid for 18 months. It extended assistance for

45 months since Katrina hit in August 2005.

About 1,150 families in FEMA housing live in units the agency classifies as

mobile homes and park models, which will be offered for sale at $5 and $1,

respectively. FEMA expects to free up an additional 600 to 700 units from its

inventory to donate through state and local governments and nonprofit groups,

the administration official said. Individuals who previously bought units will

be offered refunds.

It is unclear what impact the changes will have. Many local jurisdictions refuse

to alter zoning ordinances to allow small manufactured homes.

Thousands of existing vouchers from the Department of Housing and Urban

Development that are becoming available in Louisiana are going unused. Some

trailer occupants await promised grants to rebuild their homes or do not want to

leave their home sites. Others do not want to move to HUD-subsidized housing or

to pay more rent. Some occupants are so sick, elderly or dysfunctional that they

require more help to find housing, officials said.

Spokesman s said FEMA is committed to working with families case by

case, adding that 139,000 other households have cycled out of the trailer

program. " No one will face evictions from a temporary unit while these new

measures are implemented, " he said in a written statement.

 

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