Hurricane Season Update: hurricane season is upon us and goes from June 1 to November 30. Please make sure you know your evacuation route. To prepare for the hurricane season, monitor your local TV and radio for updates. You can also visit www.nhc.noaa.gov and www.broward.org/hurricane to stay current on all storm activity. As always, be sure to follow the instructions of local and county officials regarding evacuation and other updates.
The Disaster Preparedness sales tax holiday is back and is running from August 24 to September 6. Items include portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, or weather-band radios, gas or diesel fuel tanks, batteries including rechargeable batteries, listed sizes only: AA-cell, AAA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt, and 9-volt. Also, smoke detectors or smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide detectors. You can find more information at www.floridarevenue.com/disasterprep
The governor recently signed the Florida State budget and over the past two years we were able to secure and deliver over three million dollars for the City of Lighthouse Point. These projects include: City of Lighthouse Point-Stormwater Drainage, Sample Road Bridge, 31st Court Bridge, NE 21st Drainage Project, as well as funding for Parks and Recreation and the Lighthouse Point Library in the budget. These projects are vital to our city and I am happy to work hard up in Tallahassee to bring these important dollars back to our community.
My Safe Florida Home update: There have been a lot of articles about the My Safe Florida Home program. The program has not run out of funds for grants. As a matter of fact, the program was funded to $200 million in this year’s budget through the bill that we ran. The funds that have been mentioned are for the initial inspections. The program still has funds to provide Floridians with home hardening grants. Over the past two years, I have been honored to run legislation on this program and I will continue to work hard to make improvements that allow Floridians to invest in hardening their homes, making them more resilient. You can find more information about the program at www.mysafeflhome.com. If you have any questions, you can contact my office and we would be happy to assist you.
As always, it is an honor to serve you as your State Representative in Tallahassee.
