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Tuscaloosa to use disaster funds for 8 projectsTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — City officials in Tuscaloosa are making plans for how to spend $16.6 million in federal disaster relief funding it's getting in the wake of the deadly tornado that struck in April 2011. The Tuscaloosa News reports (http://bit.ly/LxKErM ) the City Council is scheduled to vote next week on eight projects proposed to receive the money. Several council members have endorsed Mayor Walt Maddox's plan to put $11.9 million into improving streets and low-income housing projects. The mayor's plan also includes projects to help development of a City Walk recreational trail that would trace the tornado's 5.9-mile path of destruction. Another $3 million would go to loan programs for homeowners and business owners displaced by the storm. ___ Information from: The Tuscaloosa News, http://www.tuscaloosanews.com |
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