FEMA

Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties will partner with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on a land-lease agreement that will provide property for temporary housing in the Heritage Heights neighborhood for families displaced due to Hurricane Ian.

The State/FEMA will be transitioning the leadership of the four remaining Disaster Recovery Centers in Florida to county or local jurisdiction. Going forward, they will be called Community Recovery Centers.

Disaster Recovery Centers on Pine Island and Fort Myers Beach are making operational adjustments.

FEMA Public Assistance has approved two grants of more than $14 million to reimburse the Lee County School District and Lee County Sheriff for emergency costs responding to Hurricane Ian.

A letter sent to officials in Sanibel Island Fort Myers said municipalities could be kicked out of the National Flood Insurance Program if figures from the property appraisers office are used when calculating if hurricane-battered home could be repaired or demolished

Although the application deadline for Hurricane Ian damage assistance has passed and the Disaster Recovery Center will be closing Friday, February 17, at 6 p.m., there are still ways for survivors to receive assistance.

The Disaster Recovery Center at the Estero council chambers will permanently close Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Karen P. Moore is the Founder/Owner/Publisher, SWFL Business Today. Today, she shares her personal experience in applying for disaster recovery assistance after Hurricane Ian.

Funds distributed to educators in SWFL and to Florida Department of Children and Families.

A lack of land in no-flood zones has made it difficult to find land for FEMA trailers.