Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $100 million to support beach recovery projects in counties hard hit by two hurricanes in 2022.
Speaking in Daytona Beach Shores, DeSantis allocated money to 16 counties. The amounts ranged from $37.7 million for Volusia County, hard hit by Category 1 Hurricane Nicole, and $23.1 million for Lee County, the Fort Myers area where the Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall, to $250,000 for St. Lucie County south of Volusia on Florida’s Atlantic Coast.
“Placing sand as quickly as possible is essential in order to avoid additional damages to public and private infrastructure from subsequent storms and erosion,” the governor’s office said in a public statement on Jan. 18….