East Biloxi Update 2 Years After Katrina

Slide 1: East Biloxi Update Two Years After Katrina

Slide 2: What did Katrina do to us? • 17% Not surveyed • 37% Vacant Lot • 36% Damaged Less Than 50% • 10% Damaged Greater Than 50%

Slide 4: What has changed since last year? 2006 2007 number percent number percent vacant lots 1150 45% 1652 53% vacant buildings 352 14% 176 6% buildings under repair 933 36% 458 15% completed buildings 145 6% 826 27% vacant lots/buildings still at 59% completed buildings up to 27%

Slide 5: 2006

Slide 6: 2007

Slide 7: Where is our Rental Housing

Slide 8: 2000

Slide 9: 2007

Slide 10: Who is here now? • Owners 20% • Relatives/Family 2% • Tenants 6% • Vacant 72%

Slide 12: Where is EBCRRA Working? • 49 houses new construction • 210 houses rehabilitation/repair

Slide 14: How are we affected by FEMA Elevations?

Slide 16: Casino Boundary

Slide 17: Presented by East Biloxi Coordination Relief & Redevelopment Agency and Biloxi Chapter, NAACP Maps Prepared by Gulf Coast Community Design Studio Produced by Mississippi Center for Justice