Oregon Coast hospital secures $14 million from FEMA for tsunami-resilient expansion
FEMA has awarded $14 million to Clatsop County and Columbia Memorial Hospital for a tsunami-resilient expansion in Astoria. The project will include a vertical evacuation structure capable of sheltering 1,900 people.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A project to build a vertical evacuation structure in Astoria will receive federal assistance after all. On Monday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency released $14 million in federal funding for Clatsop County and Columbia Memorial Hospital to construct a tsunami-resilient expansion capable of providing shelter for 1,900 people. The $300 million [...]
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