en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1567040 Comments by followdemoneycr http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/FEMA-Says-Building-Cedar-Rapids-Library-at-TrueNorth-Site-Too-Costly-102993829.html#IDComment99167309 My sources tell me that this was approved by several local FEMA managers and it is higher authorities within FEMA that are scrutinizing at this point. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:24:06 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/FEMA-Says-Building-Cedar-Rapids-Library-at-TrueNorth-Site-Too-Costly-102993829.html#IDComment99167309 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/breaking-news/2010/09/15/fema-says-building-library-on-truenorth-site-costs-too-much#IDComment99070783 Because the Bussey family sold the building on contract to TrueNorth...they were contractually obligated to sell to TrueNorth at the pre-agreed upon price. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:33:22 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/breaking-news/2010/09/15/fema-says-building-library-on-truenorth-site-costs-too-much#IDComment99070783 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/breaking-news/2010/09/15/fema-says-building-library-on-truenorth-site-costs-too-much#IDComment99040596 There might be some validity to this point. But I also propose that the locals were doing things wrong and someone higher up finally caught on... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:01:37 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/breaking-news/2010/09/15/fema-says-building-library-on-truenorth-site-costs-too-much#IDComment99040596 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/breaking-news/2010/09/15/fema-says-building-library-on-truenorth-site-costs-too-much#IDComment99040193 He probably did...remember after FEMA took back the Sinclair money, it was pointed out by the city that local FEMA officials were the ones proposing the projects. I wonder if the same could be said for this debacle? FEMA officials wanted this 'deal' with TrueNorth to move ahead? Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:58:18 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/breaking-news/2010/09/15/fema-says-building-library-on-truenorth-site-costs-too-much#IDComment99040193 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/breaking-news/2010/09/15/fema-says-building-library-on-truenorth-site-costs-too-much#IDComment99028985 It is about time that this scheme was shut down by FEMA. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:01:21 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/breaking-news/2010/09/15/fema-says-building-library-on-truenorth-site-costs-too-much#IDComment99028985 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/breaking-news/2010/09/15/cedar-rapids-fire-station-ampitheatre-get-i-jobs-funding#IDComment98995672 Excellent question! I was thinking that I could use a new house...that would put a ton of folks to work! However, Culver putting a sign with his name prominently placed TWICE on it wouldn't get as much attention on the side of your tv or my house as it does on the side of large structures downtown Cedar Rapids... By the way, anyone else notice all the 'disaster relief' going to buildings in town that are already covered by FEMA? That IJOBS money isn't going towards flood recovery, it is going toward grandious redecorating...you heard it here first... Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:27:33 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/breaking-news/2010/09/15/cedar-rapids-fire-station-ampitheatre-get-i-jobs-funding#IDComment98995672 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/09/14/question-resurfaces-who-owns-veterans-memorial-building#IDComment98825037 The Vet's Commission has paid for maintenance on the building since it was built I believe. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:41:00 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/09/14/question-resurfaces-who-owns-veterans-memorial-building#IDComment98825037 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/FEMA-Says-New-Boilers-in-Vets-Memorial-Must-Go-in-Basement-that-Flood-Water-Filled-102824899.html#IDComment98729664 That building is enormous; surely there are other locations in the building above the flood level that would work for a boiler room other than the stage? FEMA is wrong a lot, but it sounds like the city's project manager and architect have an agenda to use that stage for some reason... Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/FEMA-Says-New-Boilers-in-Vets-Memorial-Must-Go-in-Basement-that-Flood-Water-Filled-102824899.html#IDComment98729664 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/flood-recovery/2010/08/31/fema-funding-support-for-home-demolitions-set-to-run-out-tonight#IDComment96207524 Not to mention that all these homes are supposedly "imminent threats"...I would have assumed that if these actually posed an imminent threat to anything, they would have been on the ground long before an initial time extension was necessary. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:35:47 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/flood-recovery/2010/08/31/fema-funding-support-for-home-demolitions-set-to-run-out-tonight#IDComment96207524 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/flood-recovery/2010/08/31/fema-funding-support-for-home-demolitions-set-to-run-out-tonight#IDComment96206967 Imminent threat my foot! If the city is willing to stop knocking the houses down because they failed to meet the already extended deadlines to demolish, then these homes are clearly not "imminent threats" in the first place. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:32:11 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/flood-recovery/2010/08/31/fema-funding-support-for-home-demolitions-set-to-run-out-tonight#IDComment96206967 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/2010/08/30/fema-says-%e2%80%98no%e2%80%99-to-solid-waste-agency-to-the-tune-of-2-1-million#IDComment96073804 Seems like a logical decision by FEMA. I wonder if the same local people that pushed things at Cedar Rapids were also responsible for pushing things at the landfill? Seems like Ms. McShane might not have put as much faith in these too good to be true promises as the city council and mayor. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:29:26 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/2010/08/30/fema-says-%e2%80%98no%e2%80%99-to-solid-waste-agency-to-the-tune-of-2-1-million#IDComment96073804 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Man-Arrested-for-Having-Sex-with-Teenage-Girl-98636374.html#IDComment95568416 This guy actually sues a stripper on Judge Pirro on tv... Looks like karma got him. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:20:01 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Man-Arrested-for-Having-Sex-with-Teenage-Girl-98636374.html#IDComment95568416 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/08/25/lake-delhi-dam-owner-plans-to-appeal-fema-denial#IDComment95223853 They still own the land and no longer need to pay into the homeowners association? Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:03:07 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/08/25/lake-delhi-dam-owner-plans-to-appeal-fema-denial#IDComment95223853 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/08/25/lake-delhi-dam-owner-plans-to-appeal-fema-denial#IDComment95223674 FEMA in Kansas City seems to have gotten it right and caught on to what their FEMA counterparts in Iowa have been up to since 2008. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:02:18 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/08/25/lake-delhi-dam-owner-plans-to-appeal-fema-denial#IDComment95223674 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/08/25/culver-critical-of-femas-denial-of-funding-for-lake-delhi#IDComment95165951 I wonder if the same people from FEMA that told Cedar Rapids councilmembers that they would get money for rundown buildings that were not being used also made promises to Lake Delhi? Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:08:19 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/08/25/culver-critical-of-femas-denial-of-funding-for-lake-delhi#IDComment95165951 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/24/agreement-between-cedar-rapids-truenorth-still-awaits-fema-approval#IDComment95032770 So when FEMA rejects this shady deal, does the city go ahead and complete the transaction anyway for $7.5 million? Holy property tax increase Batman! Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:23:55 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/24/agreement-between-cedar-rapids-truenorth-still-awaits-fema-approval#IDComment95032770 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/20/council-in-for-long-fight-with-fema-over-36-million#IDComment94846337 Sounds about right. Except, I would take the approach that checks were written; they just could not be cashed in on. So, who pays the returned check fees? The city or the FEMA officials who wrote the bad checks? Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:19:35 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/20/council-in-for-long-fight-with-fema-over-36-million#IDComment94846337 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/20/council-in-for-long-fight-with-fema-over-36-million#IDComment94845886 It seems to be a common theme with all these stories; un-named "top FEMA officials". I want names and qualifications as well! I've heard from several sources that the "top officials" were all people hired from Iowa after the 2008 floods. Time to start digging deeper... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:15:30 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/20/council-in-for-long-fight-with-fema-over-36-million#IDComment94845886 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/20/council-in-for-long-fight-with-fema-over-36-million#IDComment94554324 This was a public meeting, in fact I believe that the author of this article may have been present at the meeting where the "top FEMA staff" made the statements regarding the funds in April... From my understanding funds were already earmarked for these projects by the local FEMA people. Once more people found out about this scheme, it came crashing down. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:29:48 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/20/council-in-for-long-fight-with-fema-over-36-million#IDComment94554324 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/20/council-in-for-long-fight-with-fema-over-36-million#IDComment94420448 Sounds like some top FEMA staff people in Iowa were writing bad checks to the city. Will the federal government have enough left after all the stimulus to make good on these bad checks? Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:42:29 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/20/council-in-for-long-fight-with-fema-over-36-million#IDComment94420448