Jacob OglesApril 9, 2019
4min369
Governor says new policies will deliver reimbursements faster in future.
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Jacob OglesApril 9, 2019
Ryan NicolFebruary 25, 2019
4min468
A series of storms prompted these lawmakers to act.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2018
4min262
Reimbursements will come sooner or later for the city of Jacksonville from the federal government for Hurricanes Matthew and Irma. Until then, however, the impact of the storms will be felt in the city’s general fund budget. The Jacksonville City Council Auditor’s quarterly report for the final three months of 2017 puts the figures in […]
Drew WilsonDecember 29, 2017
2min250
Duke Energy and Tampa Electric Company asked the Public Service Commission this week to approve plans that would allow them to pass to ratepayers more than $600 million in costs related to Hurricane Irma and other storms. Duke Energy’s proposal would see the company collect $513 million from customers, who would see their average bill […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2017
4min188
As Irma looms in the Atlantic, Duval County residents remember very well Hurricane Matthew and the aftermath. Gov. Rick Scott was on the ground locally both before and after the storm, offering meaningful material assistance to Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and other Duval County Mayors. Power outages, fuel and supply shortages, downed trees: all were impacts during […]
Joe HendersonSeptember 6, 2017
5min172
Floridians generally are a cocky bunch when it comes to hurricanes. A lot of people take the batteries-and-beer approach to these things: make sure you have plenty of both. Fill up the propane tank on the grill, fill the cooler with ice, and ride it out. Not this time. In 45 years of living in […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 30, 2017
3min205
The eyes of the world are on the Gulf Coast right now, as Houston and surrounding areas begin the tortuous process of recovery from Harvey’s torrential rains. Though the federal government has deployed resources for immediate recovery efforts, long-term resources may — if Jacksonville’s recovery from Hurricane Matthew is any guide — be sometime away. […]
Joe HendersonAugust 28, 2017
5min203
Like all of you, I have been mesmerized watching reports about the catastrophe in Texas from Hurricane Harvey. Just couldn’t believe what I was seeing, and couldn’t help thinking what it would be like if a storm like Harvey washed ashore from the mouth of Tampa Bay. Florida got a taste of it last year […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2017
4min209
Last year, Hurricane Matthew cut a swath of destruction through Duval County, just as it did the rest of the East Coast. In Northeast Florida alone, the storm caused $1B in property damage, despite the storm having lost strength and having had the eyewall veer east as it approached Duval County, which itself took $50M […]
Associated PressMay 21, 2017
4min313
Local officials are raising concerns about drug use at hurricane shelters, saying they aren’t equipped to care for addicts, unaccompanied minors and others with other medical needs. Nearly 16,000 people in nine counties from Indian River to Miami-Dade evacuated to shelters during Hurricane Matthew. Six evacuees seeking refuge at a Delray Beach high school during […]