Per Tuscaloosa News....Colbert County EMA says that Sunday is the deadline for letters of intent to be submitted to receive money for construction of community shelters. Did Tuscaloosa submit a letter/letters of intent? How many Shelters? and What areas will have a storm shelter? Please keep us informed...If there are plans for community storm shelters, we would like to see the design and be a part of the plan. Look forward to a quick response. Thank you! And remember that there are people in the rural and city areas.. who may not be able to make it in to the Tuscaloosa metro area's larger buildings such as UA campus.(What a traffic nightmare that would be!) I know it will take a long time to build the shelters but we should think of our children and their future....and they could be designed for a variety of uses. Also, not everyone can afford to build one for their house, tailer, apartment or condo.