Hurricane Ian Guest Column
Small business lessons from Hurricane Ian
Locally owned and operated, Harpers 1980 has been providing homeowners along Florida’s Suncoast with hurricane protection and lifestyle options, such as pool cages, custom screen enclosures and garage door screens, for more than 42 years. When Hurricane Ian struck Southwest Florida, the company, which is based in Port Charlotte and covers Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte…
Read MoreCollier Comes Together Fund is making incredible strides in our recovery efforts
Submitted by Eileen Connolly-Keesler – Collier Community Foundation We are now at seven weeks since Hurricane Ian since left his indelible mark on our community. And for only the third time on record, another November hurricane, Nicole, simultaneously formed in the Atlantic while Ian was still wreaking havoc and destruction. While we breathed a sigh…
Read MoreFlorida Department of Health bulletin regarding the water quality of our beaches
The Florida Department of Health in Collier County participates in a statewide Healthy Beaches program. We sample a total of 12 beaches in Collier County each week for enterococci bacteria, a saltwater quality indictor. The 6 beaches that sampled poor last week (Tigertail, Naples Pier, Doctor’s Pass, Parkshore, Clam Pass, and Vanderbilt Beach) have come…
Read MoreEmergency Permitting in Collier County
Collier County enforces State model floodplain ordinance. In fact, our floodplain ordinance mirrors what the State floodplain ordinance is. FEMA makes their assessment of damage in accordance with the National Flood Insurance program and the Florida Building Code. This is what Collier County is dependent upon in their determination. Water damage below 18” is considered…
Read MoreCommercial Properties Construction Debris Pickup from Hurricane Ian update as of October 23, 2022
At the time of this writing, FEMA has not authorized commercial debris pickup from commercial property sites. While we are waiting for FEMA to “turn on that program”, it is important that your construction debris does not impede the health, safety, and welfare of the community. What this means: Construction debris cannot block a safe…
Read MoreWhat to expect when replacing office furniture, flooring after Hurricane Ian
By Joe Gammons Hurricane Ian is expected to be one of the costliest, if not the costliest, natural disasters in U.S. history. In addition to lives lost and livelihoods changed, it’s estimated that insured losses could reach $75 billion. Our community is resilient, though. Immediately after the storm made landfall, Floridians emerged to begin a…
Read MoreWatch out for Hurricane Scams
Recently, a good chunk of Florida was left devasted by a category 4 hurricane. With millions of homes and businesses impacted, plenty of people are in major need ofhousing, vehicles, and financial aid. Sadly, criminals can’t turn down an opportunity to take advantage of vulnerable people as we’ve already started to see an increase in…
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