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Sarasota County accepts $210 million in HUD disaster-recovery aid, delegates administration and adopts budget amendment
Summary
County staff outlined eligible uses for new CDBG-DR funds tied to 2024 storms; the board unanimously delegated authority to manage the funds and approved Budget Amendment B2025-025 to appropriate $210,094,000.
Sarasota County commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 11 to accept a direct Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) allocation tied to 2024 storms and to delegate authority to the county administrator (or designee) to manage the funds. The board also adopted Budget Amendment B2025-025 to appropriate $210,094,000 for the 2024 storms allocation.
Steve Hyatt, division manager for program management, said the new allocation (for storms referenced in the transcript as Debbie, Helene and Milton) adds to an earlier Ian allocation and puts the county in a position to manage…
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