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Tar Creek relocation gets $8M

 
By Sheila Stogsdill | Published: May 21, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

PICHER — The Tar Creek buyout program has received $8 million to assist tornado victims, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and Gov. Brad Henry announced Tuesday.

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"This $8 million in federal funds will be first used to assist the victims of the May 10 tornado in the Picher area,” Inhofe said in a prepared statement.

Seven people died as a result of an EF-4 tornado that hit Picher. Federal and state damage assessment teams said 167 homes were damaged, including 114 that were destroyed and 30 that had major damage.

Inhofe said the Lead Impacted Communities Relocation Assistance Trust will move the tornado victims to the top of the buyout list.

"We are overwhelmingly grateful as a trust for the work of Senator Inhofe and Governor Henry in securing this funding so quickly,” said Dr. Mark Osborn, trust vice chairman.

The trust will use the money to benefit the people affected by the tornado, he said.

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Related Topics: Domestic Policy, Political Policy, Politics, Weather, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Environmental Policy, Accidents and Disasters, Government and Politics, U.S. State Politics, Oklahoma Politics



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