Lee County staff recommends $9M for Babcock Ranch EMS, proposes DR allocation using estimated damage method
Staff asked the board to reserve CDBG‑DR mitigation funds to cover a Lee Cares housing gap, award HMGP matches, fund a $9 million Babcock Ranch EMS station and hold remaining disaster‑recovery dollars for eligible municipal infrastructure, with commissioners leaning toward distribution by percent of estimated storm damage.
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Lee County staff on June 2 recommended reserving a portion of CDBG‑DR mitigation funds to close a projected shortfall in the county’s Lee Cares individual housing assistance program, award hazard‑mitigation match projects, and commit $9 million to the proposed Babcock Ranch EMS station construction.
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