Hurricane Ian News
Lee Commissioners award more than $229 million in Disaster Recovery grants
The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award more than $229 million in grants for about 20 public facility and infrastructure projects funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery allocation to Lee County. The projects will be undertaken by Lee County, each municipality, the…
Read MoreHurricane Housing Recovery Program expands grants to residents
Residents may now apply for homeowners’ and/or flood Insurance, mortgage assistance, and rent assistance, up to $25,000 in grant funding. Collier County is expanding efforts to assist residents recovering from the storm impacts and flooding related to Hurricane Ian (September 28, 2022), Invest 90L (June 11, 2024), and Tropical Storm/Hurricane Debby (August 4, 2024). Grants…
Read MoreFort Myers Beach officials met with FDOT to discuss bridge project
Town of Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers, Town Manager Andy Hyatt, and Operations and Compliance Director Frankie Kropacek, met with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) staff to discuss the current traffic concerns with the Roadway and Bridge Improvement Project. The project includes making improvements along San Carlos Blvd, from North of Crescent St. to…
Read MoreCity of Fort Myers awarded $1,072,824 in CDBG-DR funding
The City of Fort Myers has been awarded $1,072,824 from the Lee Board of County Commissioners for Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding as part of ongoing Hurricane Ian recovery and resiliency projects. The Lee Board of County Commissioners approved the execution of the written agreement with the City of Fort Myers at its…
Read MoreCape Coral Mayor speaks on FEMA’s decision to maintain Current CRS rating
The City of Cape Coral received positive news from FEMA, confirming the city’s current Community Rating System (CRS) classification of 5 will be maintained. FEMA documented their decision in a letter received today, which states: “Our team has completed its review of the city’s compliance with the minimum floodplain management standards and everything that has been done to…
Read MoreBonita Springs notified of FEMA decision to maintain Community Rating System classification and policyholder discounts
The City of Bonita Springs was notified July 19 that FEMA determined Bonita Springs residents with policies issued under the NFIP will maintain the discount rate of 25% while the city and FEMA continue to work on a plan to address continuing issues. That plan will be due Nov. 18. The city believes that this…
Read MoreLee County notified of FEMA decision to maintain Community Rating System classification and policyholder discounts
Lee County was notified Friday that FEMA will maintain unincorporated Lee County’s CRS rating of 5 and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholder discounts at this time. FEMA determined unincorporated Lee County residents with policies issued under the NFIP will maintain the discount rate of 25% while the county and FEMA continue to work on…
Read MoreFEMA notifies Fort Myers Beach of no retrograde of Community Rating System Classification 5 regarding NFIP Discounts
The Town of Fort Myers Beach was notified that at this time FEMA will maintain the Town’s Community Rating System classification of 5 and National Flood Insurance Discounts following the months of persistent and tireless work by the Town to provide the required documentation. This decision by FEMA determines that Fort Myers Beach residents with…
Read MoreEstero Island Beach nourishment, hurricane recovery project has begun
The Estero Island Beach Nourishment and Hurricane Recovery Project commenced on July 8. The project will dredge approximately 950,000 cubic yards of sand from a nearshore borrow area in the Gulf of Mexico onto Fort Myers Beach. Construction will begin on North Estero Island near Bowditch Park, which will serve as the first staging area…
Read MoreLee enhances website, launches tool related to FEMA flood program
Lee County has continued its commitment to transparency related to the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program issue by enhancing its dedicated website landing page and launching a new tool. The website is www.leegov.com/femacrs. Earlier this month, the county posted a document called Lee County’s Floodplain Management Post-Hurricane Ian Compliance Response to FEMA as well as an…
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