but not a one to live in. The New York Times reports that in Louisiana

60 percent of the 90,000 requests for manufactured housing have not been met. Of the 21,000 requests in Orleans Parish alone, only about 3,000 have been filled. By comparison, in Mississippi, federal officials say that of about 40,000 such requests, 34,560 have been met. FEMA officials in Louisiana say that at the rate they are going — installing about 500 units a day — it will most likely be an additional 100 days before they are close to reaching their goal.

Trailers were supposed to be a stop gap measure, but now after six months the fact that so many still haven't arrived is a scandal. The cost of buying the trailers and storing them while FEMA and local authorities wrangle over where to put them is about $70,000. This Crank isn't so good at math, but thinks you could buy an bit of house for that much. So much for rebuilding the Gulf Coast being a priority or something. Oh...and FEMA is kicking people out of hotel rooms in the next week or so. Wonder where all those folks will end up?
posted by Idle Crank at 2/09/2006 12:37:00 AM