By Gail Acosta on March 24, 2016
Andrea Wick, Commissioner Rob Williamson, County Administrator Tony Gomillion, FEMA funds, Flood Mitigation Assistance Program, Flooding, homeowners, Judy Moorehead, lack of resident participation, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, NRDA artificial reef grants, REBUILD Northwest Florida, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, Visitor's Information Center
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In a Monday committee meeting, the Board of County Commissioners has decided, in line with staff recommendations, that the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program will be abandoned in 2016 due to lack of resident participation. The vote will take place in Thursday’s full County Commission meeting. The grant program is designed to give homeowners who have […]
By Staff Reporters on February 25, 2016
2002 Florida Building Code Standards, Andrea Wick, Century, FEMA, FEMA funds, Florida, gable end bracing, Garrett Walton, grass roots effort, homeowners, homestead exemption, Hurricane Ivan, hurricane-force winds, rebuild, rebuild and fortify homes, REBUILD Northwest Florida, REBUILD-hardened home, roof-to-wall connections, safer home, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Comissioner Jayer Williamson, Santa Rosa Residents, severe thunderstorms, single family home, strengthening homes, threat of hurricane storm damage, tornado, Willliam Merrill, wind-storm insurance discount
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What started as a grassroots effort by a group of people in response to Hurricane Ivan in 2005, has turned into REBUILD Northwest Florida, a nonprofit that has received more than $89 million in FEMA funds and has “hurricane hardened” 12,000 homes. Read the full article in the Feb. 25 issue of Navarre Press. Click […]
