Fla. county may declare itself disaster area
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090302%2Fcapt.2004757263a34799ad1c5afd26499b21.florida_housing_disaster_mh202.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A sign advertising lots for sale is seen in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Friday, Feb. 20, 2009. Port St. Lucie County Commissioner Doug Coward has proposed declaring the county a disaster area. The disaster declaration would act like a mini-stimulus plan, giving government officials access to a $17.5 million county disaster fund usually reserved for natural disasters. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090302/ap_on_re_us/florida_housing_disaster)AP - Just five years ago, Port St. Lucie was America's fastest-growing large city. Then the foreclosure crisis slammed it like a hurricane.</p><br clear="all"/>
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