CHARLESTON, W.Va. –
West Virginia National Guard's Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, issues the following update on RISE West Virginia's case management status for March 3, 2019.
Two mobile home units in Greenbrier and Nicholas Counties, and one stick build home in Nicholas County passed final inspections this week by the WVNG’s Quality Assistance/Quality Control team this week and are now considered “construction complete.” This brings the total number of completed cases to 47.
Due to recent inclement weather, crews with Appalachia Service Project (ASP) have been delayed on completing septic work and establishing utilities at the stick build home in Kanawha County. Work will continue on the interior of the home until a time when weather allows for installation work to be complete and utilities can be turned on.
At this time, 11 other mobile home unit and reconstruction projects are at varying points in the construction process in the RISE West Virginia program in Clay, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Kanawha and Webster Counties.
There were 10 more initial sight visits conducted this week with contractors. These initial site visits are the first step in the construction process for families in the RISE West Virginia program. Moving forward, crews will work to determine any outstanding needs such as asbestos, septic or well issues before demolition of the existing home on the property or to begin reconstruction efforts.
The number of completed cases is 47 this week, while the number of outstanding homeowner cases dropped to 402. A breakdown of the nature of those cases is as follows: 169 cases require total reconstruction, 153 cases require some form of rehabilitation, and 80 cases require new mobile home unit replacement.
We remain active in the process of identifying families who are living in the worst conditions. We encourage our partners in the media and general public to let us know if they identify people who are in severe need of assistance so we may follow up and help prioritize cases.
Any families who feel they still have any unmet needs or who are looking for an update on their case are urged to contact the new VOAD office over the phone at 304-553-0927 or through email at DisasterRecovery@wv.gov. A hotline is also available for anyone needing to report fraud with regard to the RISE West Virginia program at 1-866-WVWATCH (1-866-989-2824).