Land off Burnt Store Road that is set to be a luxury RV resort has been temporarily turned into a place for families displaced by Hurricane Ian. The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened Tranquility Lakes last week. About a third of the available trailers are already occupied, with the ...
#PublicSurvey: Did you have to make a decision to evacuate or stay at home due to #Hurricane Ian? Help better inform emergency management and public health officials about your evacuation decision-making and experiences before, during, and after hurricane landfall. Please visit the following ...
Chapel by the Sea Presbyterian Church on Fort Myers Beach took a terrible hit from Hurricane Ian, its building utterly destroyed. The church hopes to rebuild but before it says goodbye to the old building the congregation has scheduled a healing and hope service on Sunday, Feb. 19. “Since ...
LAKE MARY, Fla. – More than 379,000 households are receiving help from FEMA as they recover from Hurricane Ian. The assistance comes in many forms. More than 49,000 households have received rental funds from FEMA because they can’t move back into their homes. FEMA, the state of Florida and ...
Residents in designated counties who lost access to water because a private well or septic system was damaged as a result of Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole may be eligible for FEMA assistance. Affected counties Hurricane Ian: Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Flagler, Hardee, Hendry, ...
LAKE MARY, Fla. – FEMA has approved 7,644 households with group flood insurance policies for three years as part of federal disaster assistance after Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole. The insurance policies are funded through FEMA’s Other Needs Assistance so that households will have ...
Lee County Department of Community Development has resumed regular weekday hours in the permitting lobby of the Downtown Fort Myers office and will continue operating a weekly remote permit office at the Pine Island Public Library to assist those who are rebuilding and repairing their homes in ...
Hurricane Ian hit more than four months ago, but many Southwest Florida residents are still dealing with the aftermath trying to put their homes, their businesses and their lives back together. To help the community in their recovery efforts, Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida (SWFL), ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced a new funding opportunity for local governments that operate a stormwater or wastewater management system in Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, ...
Where were you? How did you fare? What have you learned? Who became your hero? In partnership with The Alliance for the Arts, Gulf Coast Writers Association invites stories written by those who survived Hurricane Ian, those who volunteered in its aftermath, and those who witnessed heroic ...
