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Galveston to spend $107 million on Ike repairs
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Galveston will begin spending $107 million in federal disaster recovery money for infrastructure damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ike. Spokeswoman Alicia Cahill says the figure is the most the city will be spending, at one time, to repair its infrastructure. Galveston, which was slammed by the September 2008 storm, expects to spend most of its infrastructure money on rebuilding the main wastewater treatment plant. The Galveston County Daily News reports the plant was swamped during Ike, frying its electrical system. City council members Thursday accepted the federal money earmarked to replace hurricane-damaged infrastructure and hired Beck Disaster Recovery to administer the grant funds. --- Information from: The Galveston County Daily News,
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