David Passey
David Passey
address disaster goal meant people program
The whole goal of the disaster-assistance program is to give people a start, but it was never meant to address all of one's needs.
burial concern dignity people primary select site state
The state will select an appropriate burial site for the people who are not immediately identified. Our primary concern is for the dignity of the deceased.
continue disaster housing needs people process satisfy setting until work
We're not setting a deadline. The process is ongoing. We will continue to work with the people until we can satisfy all the disaster housing needs we can.
aware care immediate needs obviously people specific time tough trying
We are trying to do everything we can, but obviously there have been unprecedented needs here. I'm not aware of any specific needs that these people have that are not being met, but we are trying to give them face-to-face time to take care of their immediate needs. It's obviously a tough situation.
moving operate order people secure site start water
We can start moving units in, but in order for people to operate them we have to secure a site that has the appropriate infrastructure that has electricity, water and wastewater services.
believe checks delivery electronic funds mechanism
At this time, we believe our better delivery mechanism will be checks or electronic funds transfer.
anyone continue fast housing mission moving progress temporary
While we continue to make progress every day, the temporary housing mission is not moving as fast as anyone would like.
dramatic estimates quite subject
Any estimates now will be quite preliminary and subject to dramatic change.
costs larger per state texas
Texas is a much larger state than Louisiana, where the per capita costs are much higher.
additional expect flooding
Right now, we do not expect additional flooding of New Orleans.
affected bernard committed employees hurricane parish remain
Our employees remain committed to the residents of St. Bernard Parish who have affected by Hurricane Katrina.
obviously storm taking
Obviously we're taking this storm very, very seriously.
couple days next obviously storm taking target
Obviously we're taking the storm very seriously. We're going to know in a couple days where the next target is.
time
There's a lot of time in getting the logistics.