MEMORANDUM: LETTER FROM INTERIM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR DAVID HALSTEAD TO FEMA REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR PHILLIP MAY REGARDING CHINESE DRYWALL
March 11, 2010
Contact:
GOVERNOR'S PRESS OFFICE
(850) 488-5394
Please find the attached letter sent today from Interim Emergency Management Director David Halstead, at the direction of Governor Charlie Crist, to FEMA Regional Administrator Phillip May regarding federal assistance for Floridians affected by defective drywall. The letter is the latest action in the comprehensive effort to help Floridians whose homes and health have been compromised due to Chinese drywall. As part of this ongoing effort, Governor Crist has commissioned an interagency work group, in collaboration with the federal government, to provide research and assistance.
For more information about Florida’s actions, please visit:http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Environment/community/indoor-air/drywall.htmL. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call Governor Crist’s press office at (850) 488-5394.