Mobile Home Move In Day

Approximately 100 Galveston and Bolivar Peninsula residents have moved into mobile home communities set up by FEMA and the state.
 
In Galveston, the 9-acre community is located at Schreiber Field, holds 54 mobile homes and one administration building for on-site management and security.
 
On the Bolivar Peninsula, the 9 ½-acre community holds 50 mobile homes.
 
Federal Coordinating Officer Brad Harris said it's a temporary solution to allow families more time to complete home repairs or find long-term housing.
 
To date, 702 households have occupied manufactured housing in Galveston County on private property or on commercial sites, in mobile home parks that existed before the storm. FEMA, the Texas Governor's Division of
 
Emergency Management and local officials in Galveston determined a need for the two temporary community sites in order to expand housing options in the hard-hit county.
 
State Coordinating Officer Joan Haun said once everyone gets moved in to the parks, they will be close to completing the direct housing mission in Galveston County.