Biloxi Housing Slowly Returning: Red Tape Still Creating Hurdles, but 0M Plan Approved

RedOrbit - Science - Biloxi Housing Slowly Returning: Red Tape Still Creating Hurdles, but 0M Plan Approved:

"The Biloxi Housing Authority, which lost 62 percent of its units to Hurricane Katrina, is rebuilding. But the process is slower than Delmar Robinson, the chairman of the agency's board, would like. The agency is awaiting federal recovery money it had hoped to receive months ago. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved a plan to use up to $100 million to repair and rebuild affordable housing on the Coast."

Robinson is upset because a third round of damage assessments is ongoing, and he still doesn't know how much Biloxi will receive.

'It's just taking too long,' he said. 'To me, it's totally ridiculous... I can't express the frustration with having to go through different assessments for damage for our units in Biloxi. "