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Tampa mayor outlines storm recovery, infrastructure investments after twin hurricanes
Summary
Mayor Jane Castor described Hurricane Helene and Milton’s toll on Tampa and outlined recovery steps including a disaster assistance fund, major water and stormwater investments, the PIPES infrastructure program and debris-removal efforts.
Mayor Jane Castor on Thursday used her State of the City address to summarize Tampa’s response to two recent hurricanes and to outline the city’s recovery and resilience investments.
Castor said the storms — Helene followed 13 days later by Milton — caused widespread flooding and other damage across neighborhoods including Davis Islands, Palmetto Beach and West Shore, and that city crews and first responders answered unusually high call volumes. "During Helene, they answered nearly 200 emergency calls, rescued 52 residents and 8 pets from rising water," Castor said, adding that during Milton emergency personnel handled "over 15,000 calls." She said first responders also evacuated 135 seniors from an assisted-living facility that was overwhelmed by deep floodwater.
The mayor framed the investments she described as necessary to reduce future storm impacts. "We must become more…
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