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ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County now has a plan to spend most of $219 million in federal aid to help people harmed by Hurricane Ian, but county officials acknowledged this week that distributing the money is likely months away. The county’s allocation, part of a storm-aid package of $2.7 billion for Florida, was a conditional award, requiring a plan to address unmet needs left in the storm’s ...
Orange County now has a plan to spend most of $219 million in federal aid to help people harmed by Hurricane Ian, but county officials acknowledged this week that distributing the money is likely months away. The county’s allocation, part of a storm-aid package of $2.7 billion for Florida, was a conditional award, requiring a plan to address unmet needs left in the storm’s wake. The plan ...
Orange County will finalize a plan next month to spend about $220 million in federal assistance to help homeowners still reeling from Hurricane Ian and fortify storm water systems to prevent future flood-related calamities. County staff, who hosted 13 community meetings in the fall, considered citizen concerns when drafting an allocation strategy. But the public can still suggest tweaks to the ...
On any given day, hundreds sleep on the streets, in their cars or in enclaves seen and unseen in every pocket of Central Florida, people who track the homeless say. But the majority of shelters, outreach centers and resources are concentrated within the city of Orlando, and more specifically, the historic Parramore neighborhood just west of downtown. While that area marks Ground Zero of the ...
An affordable housing project, smack in the middle of the International Drive tourist corridor, less than two miles from Universal Orlando’s next theme park, Epic Universe, moved forward Wednesday with ceremonial turns of dirt. “We’re not just here breaking ground on a housing community,” said Jonathan Wolf, founder and CEO of Wendover Housing Partners, the company in charge of developing the ...