...“This is not something we will see an overnight recovery from; it will be very long term,” said Katherine Ennis, Northport planning director and a vice president of the American Planning Association.
“It will be years before we see a complete recovery.”
However, local, state and national officials have taken the first step in the process. Gov. Robert Bentley last week created the Long-Term Community Recovery Partnership, and on Wednesday the participating groups had their first meeting and began sharing information and telephone numbers.
The group’s next meeting is July 7 at the Center for Commerce in Montgomery. ...
“Every community has different capabilities, and one size does not fit all,” said Albie Lewis, the federal disaster recovery coordinator for FEMA.
“The team in Tuscaloosa will be different than Hackleburg.”
Lewis said FEMA may remain in Alabama through Thanksgiving, then turn over recovery efforts to the state.
“This is a marathon match,” he said.
FEMA identified 12 communities with needs ranging from immediate housing to business redevelopment.
Rainsville needs recovery in its business district and for its public and education facilities.
Task forces will be created on planning and capacity building, economic resources, health and social services, housing, infrastructure systems and natural and culture resources.
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