To All Current Village by the Sea
Residents:
First we
would like to thank you for your continued patience thru
this difficult time. In an effort to keep you as up to date
as possible please note the following:
·
Power - has been restored to all units,
excluding first floor apartment homes.
·
Water – has been turned back on. There
is no hot water. You need to
BOIL your water until further notice for drinking purposes.
·
A/C – all units have had their a/c restored.
·
Refrigerators – we are installing them as
quickly as we can. Your patience is appreciated.
·
Temporary Phone – (409) 370-4959
Again, thank you for choosing to make
Village by the Sea your home.
Julie Staley
Property Manager
The Department of Homeland Security's
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
at the request of the State of Texas, will activate
its transitional sheltering initiative to allow eligible
Ike evacuees from Texas, who cannot return to their
homes, to stay in hotels or motels until it is safe
for them go home.
FEMA will pay for the lodging directly
to hotels and motels. A listing of participating hotels
is available online at
www.FEMAEvacHotels.com.
This assistance is intended to provide a more appropriate
extended sheltering environment to evacuees who cannot
return home because their neighborhoods are inaccessible
or because their homes are unlivable due to
damage or lack of power. The initial period of assistance
is from September 14, 2008 to October 14, 2008.
This program will not reimburse applicants for previously
incurred hotel expenses. Applicants are responsible
for their own meals and for any lodging costs above
the authorized allowance
"Many hotels in eastern Texas are already booked,
therefore we recommend that everyone already in a hotel
remain until local officials advise it is safe to go
home." said Sandy Coachman, Federal Coordinating
Officer for the Texas Joint Field Office. "If your
hotel does not participate in this program, hold your
receipts and FEMA will assist you."
To ensure reimbursement evacuees first need to apply
for federal assistance through
FEMA either online at
www.fema.gov or by calling the
FEMA toll-free
call centers at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362),
-------------------TTY 1-800-462-7585.
Eligible evacuees
must
fit the following criteria:
1. FEMA must be able to verify the identity of the evacuee;
2. The primary residence of the evacuee must be in one
of the counties that has been designated a disaster
area; Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Cherokee,
Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Houston,
Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery,
Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine,
San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, and Washington
Counties; and
3. The primary residence is inaccessible or unlivable
due to damage or lack of power.
