Bishop said he will host a meeting to update information next Thursday, tentatively scheduled for Thursday from 4 to 7 at Westover High School. (WALB) - Albany’s Law Enforcement Center will soon get a new center to help track and fight crime in real-time. Public works crews have plugged it again and continue to pump the water, but can't guarantee that it will hold until the water recedes.īishop said that officials must move quickly to apply for stimulus funds. This is the drainage pipe that burst Monday and flooded the homes for a second time. Kristi Richter said "I'm glad that they are concerned and figuring out the problem and getting us some help.
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Mary Grier said "I appreciate anything he can do to help. The homeowners said meeting with Bishop gave them hope their homes could be cleaned up and be safe from floods again. A significant part of it that is available for infrastructure improvements for water, sewer, and flood control." WALB-TV is South Georgias First Alert Station for breaking news, severe weather, and local sports for Albany, Americus, Tifton, Thomasville, and Valdosta. And a lot of that goes for infrastructure. We offer the number one news and weather team to keep. WALB is located at: 1709 Stuart Avenue Albany, Georgia 31706-3130.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for stimulus."īishop urged local leaders to come up with plans to fix the flooding drainage issues, file for Washington stimulus funds that are coming up.īishop said "780 billion dollars. WALB News 10 is Southwest Georgias source for live, local and late-breaking news, weather and sports. Raycom Media now operates television stations from Syracuse, New York to Honolulu, Hawaii. Many of those home owners, Dougherty County Commissioners and State leaders met with the Congressman, who said they must use this disaster to not only clean up, but fix the drainage problems that caused the flooding.īishop said "It gives an opportunity, because we see where the needs are for infrastructure improvements. Bishop says that local officials need to move quickly and apply for stimulus plan money to make flood improvements.Ĭongressman Sanford Bishop got a first hand look at the Mockingbird Drive subdivision, and the water that still covers the roads and several homes. Second District Congressman Sanford Bishop toured the Mockingbird Drive neighborhood and met with people whose homes have been flooded twice in one week. WALB television, the NBC affiliate in Albany, Georgia, donated its archives of news footage to the University of Georgia.
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