Got Insurance? Some locals talk about going naked (self-insuring)
The popular complaint after Hurricane Irma went something like this: “Those so-and-so insurance companies have been collecting my premiums for years and ONLY gave me (insert number...
Last day to apply for county to buy your damaged home – Keys have...
Can’t take it any more? Want to wash your hands of the whole affair — your storm-wrecked home — and walk away? Monroe County has a program...
More slow money: State’s DEO talks about phase 2 of Rebuild Florida
A roll-out of new post-hurricane business recovery programs can best be named Rebuild Florida, phase 2. On June 3, Monroe County brought together stakeholders to learn about...
Mucarsel-Powell takes role in disaster recovery
Three days out from the start of the 2019 hurricane season, and the Florida Keys are still asking: where’s the 2017 money?
In a May 22 hearing of...
Marathon to adopt 3 feet of ‘freeboard’
Layton’s doing it. So is Monroe County. Now Marathon has signed on. They have decided to require 3 feet of “freeboard” above base flood elevation for new...
That season-that-shall-not-be-named? Yeah, well, it’s here
On May 23, the same day the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2019 hurricane forecast, the director of the National Hurricane Center, Kenneth Graham, was...
What FEMA floodplain maps mean for the Keys
The FEMA floodplain maps have been looming on the horizon for South Florida and the Keys like a storm cloud. The preliminary maps drawn up by FEMA...
LONG-TERM RECOVERY – New funding sources opening up
Businesses are still facing challenges 17 months after Hurricane Irma, and governments are still waiting for FEMA funds. Unincorporated Monroe County looks to receive $70 million. Adding...
Baptist Health Hospital demolition completed this week
The final walls will come down on Friday, March 15 at Fishermen’s Community Hospital. The Baptist Health South Florida facility was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017,...
Time’s up for residents still living in temporary trailers
On Sunday, March 10, Katrina Spelker of Marathon will cut her boat delivery short in order to meet FEMA officials at her agency-provided trailer to turn over...
