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Housing Issues On The Gulf Coast
Kathleen Johnson 7/12/06
There is a critical need for rental housing all over the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Here in Hancock County the rent has doubled making what little rental accommodation that is available totally out of reach of the minimum wage worker. Two to three bedroom apartments are renting from $900 per month to $1,500 spiraling upwards as the local inhabitants compete with contractors and their employees for housing. The labor shortage is directly equitable to the housing shortage - a Catch22 all around.
And if you believe that the large employers are going to come in and resolve this issue by providing housing - then you might read this article just out on the wires:
Workers Complain of Gulf Coast Conditions
GULFPORT, Miss.
AP Photo MSNY106, By HOLBROOK MOHR
Last update: July 11, 2006 – 4:33 PM
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Java Umarov didn't get the American experience he was looking for when he doled out nearly $3,000 as part of a work-exchange program for foreign college students.
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