Blytheville to receive more than $2 million in FEMA funding for ice storm cleanup

Is it a slow news day or are politicians starting to worry about getting re-elected?
Is Blytheville getting its money's worth in either case? Probably not!

Resident wrote:

Is it a slow news day or are politicians starting to worry about getting re-elected?
Is Blytheville getting its money's worth in either case? Probably not!

I think the appropriate question would be "is FEMA getting its' money worth?"

Makes you wonder why the water company is screwing us.

Yes it does.They're only supposed to charge 3 months right?It had better come off my damn bill.

I've got 4 water meters in my name so they're getting me for 40 bucks a month!120 bucks I paid Fema.If that's really where it's going.

FEMA doesn't get any of the money but some worthless "monitoring" outfit got 1/4 of the total cost for riding around and doing NOTHING toward the clean-up. Typical govt. rip-off.

that worthless "monitoring" company had to be in place for FEMA to pay one dime of the clean up. maybe you are just mad because you didn't get in on it and knew it was some damn good money

Another "SCAM" dreamed up by R Mosely and the Mayor to fill their greedy pockets. "Yeah, we will just add it to the local water bills for three months." Haha, slap on the back. More like slap in the face.

blytheville want to know why this town is no moving up. the rich get richer and the poor gets poorer

FEMA don't cover 100% of the bill the other part has to be paid by the people ($10 on your water bill) don't yall ever read the paper.

Typical govt. approach to doing anything. More taxpayer money wasted then used for getting the mess cleaned up.
Bottom line: Blytheville pays because FEMA let itself get screwed on Katrina.

SNAFU wrote:

Typical govt. approach to doing anything. More taxpayer money wasted then used for getting the mess cleaned up.
Bottom line: Blytheville pays because FEMA let itself get screwed on Katrina.

City pays 12.5% regardless of who gets screwed.

Achmad wrote:

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City pays 12.5% regardless of who gets screwed.

Correction: The people of Bville pay the 12.5% not the city of Bville,and we're always the ones who get screwed.

I would just like my $3 a month back for the mosquito control. I can just as easily buy a can of OFF - it works better in my opinion.

Bet they didn't figure in the plugged up ditches and sewers (as usual). Where was Mylass when everything was being added up?

Beaver wrote:

Bet they didn't figure in the plugged up ditches and sewers (as usual). Where was Mylass when everything was being added up?

http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/1433...

WTF...2 mill?? My freakin water bill is up by $14 due to the ice storm & they got 2 mill...y are we gettin screwed like that?

hearing you wrote:

Yes it does.They're only supposed to charge 3 months right?It had better come off my damn bill.

since fema is giving the city this money is the city going to reimburse the citizen of blytheville? i doubt it

lovely wrote:

<quoted text>since fema is giving the city this money is the city going to reimburse the citizen of blytheville? i doubt it

No dear, it will probably go to that great big sink hole known only as the "GENERAL FUND".

Mayor is gonna get rich before he gets voted out of office one way or another.