Hillsborough commissioners vote on plan for $700M in storm recovery funds
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Hillsborough County commissioners will vote on a plan to spend more than $700 million in federal funds for hurricane recovery, Wednesday. The proposal includes weeks of input from several community meetings.

The water-filled, flooded streets from hurricanes Helene and Milton are long gone, but lingering impacts are still a reality for families in areas of the county. One neighbor admitted, “If I didn’t have a relative, I would be on the street.”

Commissioners collected the concerns during a series of meetings with neighbors. Now they’re deciding on a spending plan for the $709 million in Community Development Block Grant funds.

  • Hillsborough commissioners vote on plan for $700M in storm recovery funds
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At least 70% of the aid must benefit low-to-moderate income populations. The proposal up for approval addresses unmet needs in several categories that include:

  • Single and multifamily-home repair and replacement
  • Multifamily new construction
  • Housing infrastructure
  • Workforce development

Neighbors said there are obvious areas that need work.

“The drainage would be the most important thing to me, then helping people like me get back into their homes and then function day to day in their own surroundings,” One homeowner said.

Once commissioners vote on a plan, it will be sent to the U.S. Housing of Urban Development for approval.

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