First of FEMA homes being installed on private lots

July 29, 2011
By ELOISE OGDEN - Regional Editor (eogden@minotdailynews.com) , Minot Daily News
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The first Federal Emergency Management Agency homes have been placed on individual lots in Ward County, primarily for the Minot and Burlington communities.

Noel Boxer, external affairs officer with FEMA, said as of noon Thursday, the lease on one FEMA home had been signed.

He said the lease is the last step in obtaining a FEMA manufactured home and now that individual or family already is living in one of the homes.

FEMA placed three units in the Minot area Tuesday, seven units Wednesday and five more units Thursday, for a total of 15 units placed on private sites, Boxer said. He said those units are at various stages of installation.

FEMA will be bringing in "into the hundreds" of manufactured homes, Boxer said. "The numbers are being calculated on a daily basis as the request is made from an applicant who has a need for longterm temporary housing and as FEMA determines eligibility.

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