MPR: Minnesota to accept 5,000 evacuees; some residents aren't waiting
MPR: Minnesota to accept 5,000 evacuees; some residents aren't waiting: "St. Paul, Minn. — Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Saturday that Minnesota has told the Federal Emergency Management Agency that the state will make room for 5,000 victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Pawlenty says the state plans to house the victims at state armories around the state or at Camp Ripley.
Pawlenty's Department of Education is helping gather school supplies, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency is taking an inventory of available housing and the Department of Health is developing plans to screen and offer medical assistance to the victims.
Pawlenty asked three mayors - Roseau's Jeff Pelowski, Bloomington's Gene Winsted and St. Paul's Randy Kelly - to head up a task force that will identify communities able to host and assist the people displaced by the Gulf Coast storm.
Pawlenty says the state has also set up a hotline where people can call for advice about how to help hurricane victims, locate family and friends, and register for assistance if they're a hurricane victim.
The hotline numbers are (651) 297-1304 in the Twin Cities area and 1-800-657-3504 in the non-metro area. For the hearing impaired, the T-T-Y number is 1-800-657-3822.
The hotline will operate through Monday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m."
Pawlenty says the state plans to house the victims at state armories around the state or at Camp Ripley.
Pawlenty's Department of Education is helping gather school supplies, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency is taking an inventory of available housing and the Department of Health is developing plans to screen and offer medical assistance to the victims.
Pawlenty asked three mayors - Roseau's Jeff Pelowski, Bloomington's Gene Winsted and St. Paul's Randy Kelly - to head up a task force that will identify communities able to host and assist the people displaced by the Gulf Coast storm.
Pawlenty says the state has also set up a hotline where people can call for advice about how to help hurricane victims, locate family and friends, and register for assistance if they're a hurricane victim.
The hotline numbers are (651) 297-1304 in the Twin Cities area and 1-800-657-3504 in the non-metro area. For the hearing impaired, the T-T-Y number is 1-800-657-3822.
The hotline will operate through Monday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m."
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