tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post8186401430405854015..comments2024-01-05T22:20:39.218-06:00Comments on CHATTER: $19.8M ICE STORM TAB FOR SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC WORKSRon Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099772730874178834noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-48560830566013792007-02-08T01:04:00.000-06:002007-02-08T01:04:00.000-06:00I was just reading about this company DRC. They ar...I was just reading about this company DRC. They are under multiple criminal investigations for fraud for contracts in Hurricane Katrina and in Latin America. I believe they are being sued by the US government for fraud....there's a couple of good articles about them in New Orleans and Mobile, AL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-14897138258341898212007-02-03T07:15:00.000-06:002007-02-03T07:15:00.000-06:00A $20 million price tag doesn't sound too out of l...A $20 million price tag doesn't sound too out of line, considering the amount of damage involved.<br /><br />A friend of mine was quoted a clean-up cost of $2,500; my quote was $250. So if we strike an average of $1,000 in cleanup cost per household, and even if we lowball the # of households with some type of debris that needs clearing, say 50,000, the total cleanup cost comes to $50 million.<br /><br />Springfield covers an area of 73 square miles; that's a lot of area to clean up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14818100.post-60437940925160457632007-02-02T11:38:00.000-06:002007-02-02T11:38:00.000-06:00Can this $$ number be accurate? Lordy! CU is estim...Can this $$ number be accurate? Lordy! CU is estimating their end at $15 million, and they are notorious for spending money like water. Can it really cost almost $20 million to pick up downed limbs and haul them off to a burn or recycle site? Really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com