JOPLIN, Mo. – As a first step in an effort to keep a focus on Joplin, the White House and Governor Jay Nixon announced Tuesday that the federal government will pay for 90 percent of the debris removal cost in Joplin following a devastating EF-5 tornado...
When asked if it would be the most expensive disaster clean up in the state’s history, Nixon said it was in “the way that matters most.” Pointing loss of of at least 123 lives, he said, “Boy, when you look at the most expensive, we don’t look at the dollar side.”
http://politicmo.com/2011/05/31/federal-government-to-pay-90-percent-of-debris-removal/Good news for me and all of Joplin! Thanks to ever one for their thoughts and kind words. More specific thanks to a number of DUers who helped my family in a more direct way coming up...