Habitat for Humanity on Track to Build 1,000 Homes in Gulf Coast By Summer
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ATLANTA, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 18 months after Hurricane Katrina swept over the Gulf Coast, Habitat for Humanity is closing in on its initial 1,000-house goal to help low-income families displaced by the storm.
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Researchers predict the recurring "dead zone" off the Louisiana coast will grow this summer to its largest size in at least 22 years, 8,543 square miles.
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By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 7--BILOXI -- The Biloxi City Council chose a firm to devise a new post-Katrina comprehensive plan Tuesday and also discussed widening the time frame for homeowners to build back at lower elevations.
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By Priscilla Frulla, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 10--More than 23,000 apartment units were located along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2004. Today, no one knows how many are left. And those that remain may be priced out of the range of many households.
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G.E. plans to participate in the countryâs âmassive focusâ on energy and will create a fund for infrastructure that could reach $1 billion.
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By Deirdre Fernandes, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 20--VIRGINIA BEACH -- Frustrated members of the city Wetlands Board agreed Monday to hold off discussion on a large housing project off Shore Drive until May.
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By David Magliano, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Dec. 16--Worth Williams' property on the southern end of Eastern Lake is causing a stir, and he is the focus of some concerned residents.  At issue is a planned dredging project that includes using a portion of Williams' property.
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By CAREN BURMEISTER  A Beaches affordable housing coalition is criticizing a Mayport Road workforce housing project for not targeting income groups like the 800 families who lost their homes when their residences were sold and converted to condos.
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HOUSTON, Dec. 16  /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Habitat for Humanity announced today that it has teamed with AT&T to bring technology resources to 300 low-income Houston families under the three-year, $100 million AT&T AccessAll signature initiative.
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Two residents got the keys Thursday to what are believed to be the first homes built in the Lower Ninth Ward since Hurricane Katrina hit 18 months ago, and officials hope the houses &#151; elevated against floodwaters and designed to withstand 160 mph winds &#151; will help spark a revival in the devastated neighborhood.
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President Bush's Gulf Coast rebuilding chief said Monday that the federal government is living up to its responsibility in helping the region recover from the 2005 hurricanes, but suggested that state and local leaders weren't doing enough to put federal dollars to use.
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By Crystal Moore, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 17--Ray Burgess is a Habitat for Humanity superhero. Burgess, a member of Shalimar United Methodist Church, has been involved with the Okaloosa County division of Habitat since its first day in 1991.
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Israel announced plans for 1,000 houses in the West Bank yesterday, accelerating the expansion of the settlements.
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More than 16 months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita forced an unprecedented exodus from the Louisiana Gulf Coast, tens of thousands of homeowners have decided not to rebuild or have yet to make up their minds, an Associated Press analysis found.
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By Mike Keller, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 13--A revised federal plan to speed home and institutional building in coastal wetlands has been released for public review and comments.   The U.S.
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"Irreversible environmental damage" will be caused by plans to build more one million homes in the South East, MPs say.
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CHALMETTE, Louisiana  - Eileen Schwartz stands on   the sidewalk in front of her one-story house with new, blue   siding, refurbished after the biggest environmental disaster   created by Hurricane Katrina.