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Federal Aid Sought For Pittsburgh Landslide Problems
Casey, Specter, Doyle Send Letter To FEMA
POSTED: 2:49 pm EDT May 19,
2008
UPDATED: 1:31 pm EDT May 20,
2008
PITTSBURGH -- A bipartisan plea was made Tuesday for federal assistance to deal with the threat of landslides in several Pittsburgh neighborhoods.Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has said he wants money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy about 47 homes that have been identified as at risk, or to help the homeowners mitigate the problems.U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and Arlen Specter and U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle sent a letter to FEMA Administrator David Paulison, asking his agency to investigate the situation and offer assistance to fix it.
An 18-month study by architecture consulting firm Perkins Eastman in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University found that generations of developers have built houses on some of the most unstable land throughout the city.The city estimates it would cost at least $7.4 million to fix 24 of the landslides involving public land. There are no estimates for the remaining 22 or for landslides on private land.
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Previous Stories:
- May 14, 2008: Expert Shows Why Pittsburgh Homes Prone To Landslides
- May 12, 2008: Landslide Threat Hangs Over Many Pittsburgh Homes
- April 26, 2007: Greenfield Residents Meet With Council Over Landslides
- April 23, 2007: Landslides Major Problem Around City
- April 16, 2007: Landslide Pummels Greenfield Neighborhood, Again
- April 13, 2007: Slow-Moving Landslide Causing Problems In Greenfield
- April 4, 2007: Landslide Knocks Out Power In City Neighborhood
- September 28, 2006: Team 4: Looking At Landslides
- June 28, 2006: Landlords Sued, Cited For Not Letting Consultants Fix Landslide Problem
- March 30, 2005: Landslide Closed McArdle Near Liberty Tunnel
- February 15, 2005: Greenfield Neighbors Back Home After Landslide
- October 1, 2004: Landslides Threaten Homes, But City Has No Money
- March 10, 2000: Landslides Cause Schenley Trail To Close
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