January-June 2010 News Clippings

Articles include:

  • 06/15/10 – Levee repair price tag falls from $450 million to $170 million – bnd.com
  • 05/20/10 – FEMA offering sharply discounted insurance rates for 2 years under flood remapping push – CanadianBusiness.COM
  • 05/20/10 – Metro-east residents can get cheaper flood insurance rates – BND
  • 05/20/10 – FEMA to offer discounted insurance for those in Metro East flood plain – STLToday
  • 03/12/10 – Costello forms bi-partisan Congressional Levee Caucus – BND
  • 02/22/10 – Money grab’ by FEMA? Lawsuit considered over levees decision – BND
  • 02/18/10 – Levee repair officials will ask feds to guarantee revenue toget started – STLToday
  • 02/18/10 – Levees are key concern for those who live on old floor ofthe river – STLToday
  • 02/09/10 – One-man levee road show: Chief engineer has a mission and a message – BND
  • 02/07/10 – Some Metro East businesses fear new flood rules – Suburban Journals
  • 02/07/10 – Lawmakers look for more money for levees: ‘$2 million a year isnot going to cut it – BND
  • 01/22/10 – Wood River levees worse than thought, more expensive to restore – stltoday.com
  • 01/18/10 – Illinois officials ask feds exactly what’s wrong with theirlevees – stltoday.com
  • 01/10/10 – FEMA and Corps have explaining to do – bnd.com
  • 01/06/10 – Durbin wants FEMA to release levee data, briefmetro-east residents – bnd.com
  • 01/05/10 – Are levees bad? Prove it – bnd.com
  • 01/04/10 – Metro-east gets a year’s reprieve on new flood maps, insurance hikes – bnd.com
  • 01/03/10 – Are our levees really that bad? Regional panel wants FEMA to show evidence of flaws – bnd.com

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