Daytona Beach city commissioners announced on Wednesday, November 2, that they plan to allocate $2.5 million to help residents and business owners impacted by Hurricane Ian.
What You Need To Know
- $2.5 million is being set aside for the recovery
- The money is coming from FEMA
- Locals said the money will be best used for repairs
The money would come from FEMA Recovery Assistance grant funds and could help residents and business owners on several things.
“Mortgage assistance, rental assistance, spoliation of food, home repairs, mold and flood damage remediation,” Dru Driscoll Daytona Beach Deputy City Manager and Fire Chief said.
Anthony Cuthbertson, 51, said the money would go along way towards helping him repair his home. The resident of 10 years said he, his wife, his two sons, and his three grandchildren spent the days following the storm draining buckets of water out of their home.
He said unfortunately it wasn’t enough to prevent any damage, his floors were destroyed and his drywalls got mold.
“It would make a great difference,” Cuthbertson said. “I probably could start to get to work and make this house habitable again.” City leaders said they plan to announce where residents can sign up next week to receive the recovery assistance funding.