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Tampa City Council approves over $7 million in Hurricane Ian disaster relief funds
The approval came after some questions from council over exactly where the money will go.
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Tampa City Council thanks staff for Hurricane Ian response, but calls for improvements
The City of Tampa received over 2,400 calls for assistance during the week of Hurricane Ian.
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Following Hurricane Ian, Florida must remodel the way we rebuild, says former emergency-management chief
“The thing I know is building it back the way that it was will just result in the next disaster.”
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Florida’s property insurance of ‘last resort’ estimates it will have well over $2 billion in losses
As of Wednesday morning, about 34,000 Citizens claims had been filed.
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How to help Hurricane Ian victims here in Tampa Bay
We’ll keep updating this post as new information comes in.
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President Biden will meet with DeSantis in Florida as he surveys Hurricane Ian damage
DeSantis and Biden have publicly put aside sharp political differences during the response to Hurricane Ian.
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Florida’s Hurricane Ian insured losses climb over $2 billion
Tuesday’s totals were up from 222,261 claims on Monday.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis says ‘national regime media’ wanted Hurricane Ian to hit Tampa
His General Election opponent condemned the “disgusting” remarks.
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Florida’s ‘last resort’ insurance provider adds 7,700 new polices last week
The new total also was an increase of 45,021 policies from the end of August.
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Over 222,000 Florida insurance claims filed in wake of Hurricane Ian
The data showed 222,261 claims filed in Florida, with estimated insured losses of $1.61 billion.
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Our neighbors to the south need ongoing support from Tampa Bay after Hurricane Ian
The destruction is massive, and many will suffer unless everyday people step up to help.
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Letter to the editor: As we rebuild after Hurricane Ian, Florida must end its ‘disposable development mentality’
It’s time to codify a rigorous balance between construction and preservation of nature.
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Florida citrus growers face a ‘gamut of damages’ from Hurricane Ian
Ian hit growers in the early stages of the 2022-2023 season.
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Lifelines after landfall: Southwest Florida grapples with Hurricane Ian’s impact
As people return to Fort Myers to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Ian, some are finding that harder than others.
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Yard waste and adjusted trash pickup times for Tampa following Hurricane Ian
Oh yes. the garbage man can!
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Tampa Bay restaurants donating proceeds to Hurricane Ian relief
We’ll keep updating this post as we learn more.
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Federal disaster relief for Florida will expand in Ian’s aftermath, says FEMA
More than 1.9 million electric customers remained without power from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Coast.