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TEM Announces 2017 Safe-Room Rebate Program

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1. When a school bus or children are present slow down and proceed with caution, obey all traffic laws and speed limits.

2. Always stop for a school bus that has stopped to load or unload passengers.

3. Red flashing lights and an extended stop arm tell you the school bus is stopped to load or unload children. Under certain conditions State Law requires you to stop.

4. If you are on a two-lane roadway, you must stop.

5. If you are on a roadway that has two or more travel lanes traveling in each direction and you are traveling the same direction as the bus, you must stop.

6. If you are on a roadway that has at least two or more travel lanes traveling in each direction and you are approaching, meeting the bus, you must stop. Only if a physical barrier, such as a median or wall; divides the highway you may proceed with caution. The turn lane is not a physical barrier.

7. Be alert and ready to stop. Watch for children walking in the street, especially where there are no sidewalks. Watch for children playing and gathering near bus stops. Watch for children arriving late for the bus, who may dart into the street without looking for traffic. When backing out of a driveway or leaving a garage, watch for children walking or biking to school. When driving in neighborhoods or school zones, watch for young people who may be in a hurry to get to school and may not be thinking about getting there safely.

Mandatory Applicant Meetings will be at 11:30 AM & 6:30 PM on August 3rd at Tuttle City Hall. Tuttle Emergency Management Director Sean Douglas has announced a new program that could provide rebates of 75% of costs (up to $2,000) to residents installing new individual safe rooms at residences in Tuttle. While the application process has been significantly

streamlined since previous years, there are several basic requirements that property owners must meet to be eligible for the program:

1. The property must be inside the Tuttle City limits2. Applicants must own the property

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3. The property must be the applicant's primary residence4. This is for residential properties only5. This is for construction/installation of new safe rooms only6. Safe rooms built before an Award Notice is received are not eligible7. Safe rooms may not be constructed in the floodplain

"Applicants MUST attend one of the two mandatory Applicant Meetings to be held at Tuttle City Hall (221 W Main St downtown) on Thursday, August 3, 2017," Douglas said. "The meetings will be at 11:30 AM and 6:30 PM. At the meetings we will take everyone's applications, provide information, and answer questions about the program." Director Douglas also noted that applicants to the un-awarded 2014 safe-room rebate program would receive priority in the new program. "Those who are still eligible and wish to participate in the 2017 program will be prioritized if they attend one of the Applicant Meetings and submit a new Application." "We recognize this is short-notice," Douglas said. "Originally we were planning to do a new rebate program in early 2018. However, late last week we learned

about a pool of federal hazard-mitigation funds that must be committed by the second week of August, and also that there were no project applications pending against these funds. This makes our chances at receiving an award very, very good, and it is likely that our application will be processed much more rapidly than normal." Given the short-notice, Director Douglas is calling on everybody in the community to spread the word. "This is a great program that provides peace-of-mind when it's needed the most," Douglas added. "I'm urging everybody to help get the word out so we can get as many families into safe rooms as possible. I want to pack those Applicant Meetings as full as we can." Applications and FAQ's for the 2017 Individual Safe-Room Rebate Program can be downloaded at emtuttle.com and cityoftuttle.com, and they will also be sent out with this month’s City utility bills.