Dear Friends: It is hard to know where to even start. Venetian Isles has been struck by two hurricanes and suffered significant damage which would have been even more severe if Milton had not made a last minute shift away from Tampa Bay. Never in my 31 years of living in VI have I seen such destruction. While we may have seen flooding in other neighborhoods such as Shore Acres, we never thought it could happen here!!! Unfortunately, it did and the task of rebuilding will be onerous and will take time. I did an informal “drive-by” survey through VI to see how many homes had been damaged by flooding from Helene by counting houses that had belongings and drywall piled on the curb and found that at least 64% of the homes in VI appear to have been damaged. As many residents have yet to return to VI after Helene, there could be more homes that were impacted. Regardless, the statistics below are staggering. In addition to damage to the interior of people’s homes from the flooding, we have been made aware of failure or damage to numerous sea walls and roofs within VI CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG MULTI AGENCY RESOURCE CENTER (MARC)
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the City of St. Petersburg has taken steps to make the permitting process faster, more accessible, and more convenient for homeowners who need to file permits for repairs to their homes due to storm and flood damage. The City is waiving the application and inspection fees for permits to perform demolition and repair of properties damaged by the hurricane. While permits are still required, affected residents can remediate storm damage to their property without permitting fees over the next six months. Mobile Permitting Sites will reopen on Wednesday (10/16) morning. Locations will be the same as they were post-Helene:
REBUILDING AFTER FLOOD & STORM DAMAGE Where to start
When you need a permit
Why you need to verify your contractor
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