Md. helps Sandy survivors with housing

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Posted: 11/19/2012

BALTIMORE (AP) -  

State agencies have been providing housing assistance to Eastern Shore residents affected by Superstorm Sandy while officials wait for a decision on a requested disaster declaration.
 
   State housing officials are working with about 160 families, many in Crisfield, to find assistance. . The Crisfield Public Housing Authority has about 70 families in hotels and has begun repairs to 42 of the 140 units in the Somer's Cove development that were damaged by a tidal surge.
 
   Maryland officials requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration on Nov. 8. 

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