FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 21, 2000
Manitowoc County has hired Mid-America Planning Services,
Inc. (MAPS) to administer the $249,700 Community Development Block Grant
ICDBG-EAP). The County was awarded the grant by the State of Wisconsin to assist
people who experienced damage during the May 12, 2000 storm, according to Nancy
H. Crowley, Manitowoc County Emergency Management Director. People with a GROSS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME not exceeding the 80% median income limits will be considered
first, according to Crowley, with assistance for storm damage that occurred to
their primary residence which insurance or any other organization did not pay
for.
Crowley said there has been misinformation in the community
as to who is eligible to participate in this Community Development Block Grant
program. Any property owner who had uninsured damage to a primary residence that
was damaged in the May 12 storm and who meets the income requirement should
inquire about eligibility to participate in this COBG, she said. A committee has
been appointed by the County Board to act on the recommendations of the grant
administrator relative to eligible participants. All participants will remain
anonymous to the committee and will be selected on a first come, first served
basis if they meet eligibility requirements. The committee will have its first
organizational meeting on Wednesday, November 29.
If you have questions about this grant program which is a
no-payback grant, please call Barb Gabrielson, grant administrator for
Mid-America Planning Services: 800-762-0665.
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