FEMA Contractor Lacks Building License

[NVMojo]

surprise, surprise!!

October 4, 2005

The recipient of the largest contract in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's hurricane recovery efforts doesn't have a license to build manufactured housing in its home state and has been the subject of dealer and buyer complaints, according to a Georgia regulator.

Circle B Enterprises won a $287.5 million FEMA contract last month to supply temporary housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The actual manufacturing is being done by several other companies, including Cavalier Homes Inc. in Alabama and Patriot Homes Inc. in Indiana.

Circle B's president is Jackie G. Williams, a Georgia businessman. He and the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2003. Circle B's Chapter 11 petition was dismissed in March.

John W. Oxendine, Georgia insurance and safety fire commissioner, said his office had problems several years ago with another manufactured-housing company Williams ran called Sweetwater Homes Inc. The company had a license to operate a factory in Ocilla, Ga.

more...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/03/AR2005100301768_pf.html

[texpatriot2004]

1. Nope, no surprise, just disgust. n/t

[Roland99]

2. I believe this is the dismissal?

http://www.gamb.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Laney/03-70974.pdf

[Roland99]

3. And, what do you know! Guess who Jackie Williams donated to?

Zell Miller:

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=williams%2C+jackie&txtState=GA&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2000=Y&txt1998=Y&Order=N

WILLIAMS, JACKIE
OCILLA,GA 31774
SWEETWATER HOMES
10/11/2000
$1,000
Miller, Zell

WILLIAMS, JACKIE
OCILLA,GA 31774
SWEETWATER HOMES
12/18/2000
$1,000
Miller, Zell

WILLIAMS, JACKIE
OCILLA,GA 31774
SWEETWATER HOMES
10/11/2000
$1,000
Miller, Zell

WILLIAMS, JACKIE
OCILLA,GA 31774
SWEETWATER HOMES
12/18/2000
($1,000)
Miller, Zell

[williesgirl]

4. How do they keep getting away with this shit? When will the

American people wake up in sufficient numbers to make a difference?

[Bozita]

5. You don't need a license. You need a receipt from the GOP...

... acknowledging your generous donation.

[MasonJar]

6. You'd be amazed how many anti-Bush friends of mine do not

have a clue what is going on...much less the supporters of the Stump.