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Galveston Island one year after Hurricane Ike. The magnitude of this storm and the destruction it caused on Galveston and the Bolivar Peninsula. Galveston is recovering and visitors are returning. The bays are clean and the fishing is still outstanding.Contributor: Alan PereyraPublished: Nov 23, 2009
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Sales contracts for the first 23 beach-front properties whose owners completed buyout agreements with the city show wide disparities between the values set by private appraisers and those listed by the Galveston Central Appraisal District. On average, the city paid 89 percent more for the houses damaged by Hurricane Ike than the appraisal district said they were worth before the storm.On average. Hmm. I'll bet somebody made out like a bandit...
From blogger.com
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- Some displaced by Hurricane Ike must leave mobile homes (brownsvilleherald.com)
- Free trees go fast in Galveston giveaway (news.google.com)
- PULSE: Rejuvenated Galveston hosts 36th Dickens on the Strand (mywesttexas.com)
Angelina County's share of $208.8 million in the second round of Hurricane Ike recovery funding is uncertain after a government housing agency rejected Gov. Rick Perry's plan for putting that money to work.
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From lufkindailynews.com
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HOUSTON -
Neighborhood Centers Inc. (NCI) announced that five families in its Stay
Connected program will receive much-needed refurbishments to their homes
after damage from Hurricane Ike.
The project is part of NCI’s ongoing partnership with ARAMARK, a global
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From earthtimes.org
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- Turtle stranded inland by Hurricane Ike returned to the Gulf (search.msn.com)
HURRICANE IKE: Nature’s Force vs. Structural Strength (PDF; 2.7 MB)
Source: Institute for Business and Home Safety
Property valued at approximately $9 trillion sits along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts from Texas to Maine. These vulnerable communities must do more to adapt to their perma- nent natural surroundings – which are beautiful most of the time, [...]
From docuticker.com
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- BOI sings about family's struggles after Ike (topix.com)
- Bridge City rebuilding police force (kfdm.com)
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Residents of Galveston County, Texas, who are still rebuilding from Hurricane Ike now have the opportunity for additional financial help through a federal grant program. The county has selected Affiliated Computer Services (NYSE:ACS) to administer the relief program under a two-year contract. The program will award grants to fund repair, replacement and relocation for homes and rental property damaged from Hurricane...
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Associated Press - November 17, 2009 9:55 AM ET TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) - Nearly 400 tickets have been issued to people who can't seem to stay away from a Hurricane Ike-damaged dike in Texas...
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- FEMA awards Texas City $5M to fix Ike-damaged dikes (brownsvilleherald.com)
