The Sun Herald | 08/04/2006 | Grant process will have multiple steps

The Sun Herald | 08/04/2006 | Grant process will have multiple steps: "Bob Strickland of Biloxi, an Isle of Capri employee, said he and fellow workers are waiting on pins and needles for the grant check.

He said Thursday he has not received the letter that will tell him whether he is approved . He was afraid the process would take longer than he was initially told.

'That's what's so frustrating,' Strickland said. 'We were told in February that we'd apply in March, then it was April. Then we applied in May and were told we'd get checks in August.'

He said, 'Nobody knows if we're even getting anything. It makes it very difficult to plan. Our houses are destroyed and we're waiting on the money that the governor assures us we'll get.

'I'm broke,' he said. 'I have a house, but I can't finish it. I have no other source of money to repair it. I'm doing it paycheck-by-paycheck now.'"