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On the chopping block: Money to build a safe room for first responders during a hurricane in Key West, new drainage for a soggy section of 8th Street in Miami’s Little Havana and a flood-prone ...
PASCO COUNTY — Andrew Breuer had been going nonstop since Hurricane Helene. “I learned that we are strong as a team, as a department,” said the captain of Pasco Fire Rescue. He showed ABC ...
TALLAHASSEE – Nearly $300 million in federal aid meant to help protect Florida ... and Pasco County will lose $5.56 million ...
In the wake of the 2024 hurricane season, thousands of Tampa Bay homes were damaged or destroyed, innumerable residents displaced and more than two dozen people killed. Hurricanes Helene and Milton ...
The deadline to apply for Elevate Florida,.a program to help pay for projects to protect your home from flooding, ends Friday ...
It was an ordinary day for Pasco County, Florida resident Slawomir Odrzywolski ... had accidentally pumped sewage into the couple's home. And now, they're dealing with the aftermath of a truly ...
Elevate Florida prioritizes homes that have been hit with repeated losses that are covered by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFLP). Communities that have been ravaged by storms will also be ...
Elevate Florida offers grants to Florida homeowners for flood-proofing their homes. The program covers at least 75% of costs and possibly 100% for repeatedly flooded properties. Eligible projects ...
Florida will lose $293M in federal disaster funds and must return unspent money, halting storm prep, flood control and infrastructure projects ... 25 million for its planned community safe room, and ...
they said we’d also be getting one year of flood insurance,” Simpson said. But after her home flooded shortly after moving in, Simpson called Rebuild Florida to inquire about the coverage ...