WIUM Local
(2008-07-10)
The North Lee County Historic Center is one of the sites where unemployed Iowans can work on the clean-up effort.
Iowa Workforce Development Spokesperson Kerry Koonce says more than 8,000 people have filed some degree of unemployment claim.
She says many will qualify to earn up to $12,000, over a 6-month period, for cleaning up public parks, buildings, and infrastructure.
Koonce says that is more than what they would earn on unemployment.
She says residents of more than 2/3 of Iowa's counties are eligible.
Some of the sites include Fort Madison's Riverview Park, the North Lee County Historic Center, and the cities of Burlington, Oakville, and Montrose.
You can hear more with Iowa Workforce Development Spokesperson Kerry Koonce by clicking the audio link above.
*Additional Information*
- Roughly 100-jobs have been identified in Lee, Des Moines, and Louisa Counties.
- There are more than 800 jobs, at 100+ sites, statewide. © Copyright 2012, wium
