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"Nearly four months after the Christmas day tornado, damage is still visible in southwest Birmingham. Tuesday, Mayor William Bell announced a new program to help victims in the recovery effort.Under the program, federal dollars will be redirected and made available through the Community Development Block Grant.Each residence affected by the storm will receive up to $10,000 for repairs.The initial goal is to replace all of the damaged roofs in the area.In addition to this program, local churches and nonprofits raised $800,000 for the community.According to Bell, the amount of damage from the storm did not meet the monetary threshold for federal aid.\u201CPeople did not want to hear that. They wanted to hear, \u2018What can you do to get us back to normalcy?\u2019 That's what we are here today to say. We are bringing resources to the table to help each and every one of you to get you back to a level of normalcy,\u201D Bell said.Residents are asked to place any remaining storm debris next to the street so that it can be collected by the city."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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