Cruise ship shelter plan up in the air
The plan for Hurricane Katrina refugees to be housed onboard three Carnival cruise ships is in flux, as folks quite reasonably want to stay close to home and minimize re-relocation, while others aren't keen to live near the water.
Plans for relocation elsewhere in the country have run into similar resistance. Here in our backyard, Massachusetts' offer to house up to 2,500 people is being taken up by only 250 so far, and New Hampshire's 500-person welcome mat remains unused. So, it's not just a cruise ship thing.
Yesterday morning the plan to house the homeless on the ships, Carnival's Ecstacy, Holiday and Sensation, was officially called off. Instead, they may be used to house workers involved in rescue or reconstruction.
Carnival's price for the FEMA ship charter was revealed as $192 million for six months for the three ships, plus as much as $44 million for fuel and other expense reimbursements.
Galveston County Daily News: Plan for shelters on cruise ships dropped
Plans for relocation elsewhere in the country have run into similar resistance. Here in our backyard, Massachusetts' offer to house up to 2,500 people is being taken up by only 250 so far, and New Hampshire's 500-person welcome mat remains unused. So, it's not just a cruise ship thing.
Yesterday morning the plan to house the homeless on the ships, Carnival's Ecstacy, Holiday and Sensation, was officially called off. Instead, they may be used to house workers involved in rescue or reconstruction.
Carnival's price for the FEMA ship charter was revealed as $192 million for six months for the three ships, plus as much as $44 million for fuel and other expense reimbursements.
Galveston County Daily News: Plan for shelters on cruise ships dropped
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