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Manatee County officials review 2024 storm damage, recovery operations and CDBG-DR spending plans
Summary
County and Holmes Beach officials summarized last season's hurricane impacts, described operational changes (Peregrine dashboard, municipal incident teams) and outlined federal CDBG-DR programs — including $75.5M for home recovery and a $125M infrastructure/resiliency pot — to address unmet needs.
Manatee County and Holmes Beach leaders opened a joint meeting Tuesday with a review of the 2024 hurricane season and a detailed look at federal recovery funds planned to address storm damage. County public-safety staff said Hurricanes Debbie, Helene and Milton produced 4 to 20 inches of rain in places, storm surge up to 9 feet in spots, wind readings near 120 mph, roughly 300 rescues and about $56,000,000 in damage countywide.
"Our operational posture for 2025 and frankly moving forward, we are basing our response on the impacts of the storm, not the potential for reimbursement," said Jody, deputy/assistant public-safety director, summarizing lessons learned and steps to speed response for residents. County staff described new tools and tactics used during the season, including the Peregrine dashboard to…
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