Hillsborough County allocates roughly $303M for hurricane recovery projects, sets June 3 solid-waste hearing

May 7, 2026

At its May 6 meeting, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved about $95 million for seven infrastructure projects and $208.4 million for a single-family housing recovery program funded by HUD, set a June 3 public hearing on solid-waste fees, and approved $51,000 to expand a youth swim-safety initiative.

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Hillsborough County commissioners on May 6 approved major disaster-recovery appropriations and several program allocations, county communications staff said. The board authorized about $95,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for seven infrastructure projects and $208,400,000 for a single-family housing recovery program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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