REBUILD FLORIDA MITIGATION GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM $148 million has been awarded to communities through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Rebuild Florida Mitigation General Infrastructure Program. The program allows local governments to develop large-scale infrastructure projects to make communities more resilient to future disasters. To see the communities who were awarded funds, go here. HURRICANE Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
BILLS IN EFFECT IN 2020 Beginning January 1st, the Florida Highway Patrol began issuing citations, rather than warnings, to drivers violating Florida’s ban on texting while driving. Drivers must also use a hands-free device when using their phones in a school zone or construction area. Additionally, Florida became the twenty-first state to allow on-line notarizations. Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
HURRICANE UPDATE Hurricane Reimbursements. Since January 8th, the Florida Department of Emergency Management has awarded more than $766 million in recovery funds for Hurricanes Michael, Irma, Matthew and Hermine. Two years after Hurricane Irma crashed into the Florida Keys, total losses of $2.63 billion triggered an increase in the federal cost share from 75 percent to Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
A year ago today, October 10, 2018, the Florida Panhandle braced for Hurricane Michael, a category 5 storm which devastated Mexico Beach. We did a little research to discover who hurricanes get their names. Andrew. Charley. Irma. Michael. All Floridians know what these names mean. Destruction and loss of life from the violent hurricanes. But Read more about Hurricane Names[…]
HURRICANE MICHAEL UPDATE Fortunately for the Florida Panhandle, Hurricane Barry made landfall on July 13th along Louisiana’s central coast, pouring inches of rain in the already flooded region. The Panhandle continues to struggle with recovery, nine months after Category 5 Hurricane Michael made landfall at Mexico Beach.The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has estimated that insured Read more about Issues of Interest[…]