After Ian: Updates for Sunday, Oct. 30 - FOX 4 News Fort Myers WFTX

Information we person astir important betterment efforts, alleviation hotlines and much volition beryllium posted here.

PHONE NUMBERS TO KNOW:

• Scripps Howard Fund Hurricane Ian alleviation drive: Text STORM to 50155 or click here to marque a contribution.
• FDEM Crisis Cleanup astatine 1-800-451-1954
• Operation Blue Roof: Call 888-766-3258 oregon sojourn Blueroof.us
• FEMA Assistance Hotline: 1-800-621-3362 (click here for much information)
• Insurance fraud/unlicensed contractor hotline: 1-239-533-1342
• Legal assistance hotline: 1-(866) 550-2929 oregon click this link.
• Visit http://www.iandebriscleanup.com oregon telephone 1-850-961-2002 to study titled spot (vehicles, vessels) that look displaced.

Fort Myers Beach residents: Click here for betterment accusation compiled by your metropolis leaders.

RECOVERY CENTERS/SHELTERS
Disaster Recovery Centers, which supply a multitude of services including accusation connected betterment programs and assistance are unfastened daily:

• Charlotte County - Tringali Rec Center 3450 N. Access Rd. Englewood, FL 34224
  
  • Open 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily
• Collier County - Veteran's Community Park 1895 Veteran’s Community Drive Naples, FL.
  
  • Open 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily
• Desoto County - Brewer Sports Park 1347 SE Hargrave St, Arcadia, FL 34266
  
  • Open 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. daily
• Hardee County - Wauchula Civic Center 515 Civic Center Dr. Wauchula, FL 33873
  
  • Open 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Daily
• Highlands County - Highlands County Extension Office 4509 George Blvd. Sebring, FL 33875
  
  • Open 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Daily
• Lake County - First Baptist Church of Astor 24731 Ann St. Astor, FL 32102
  
  • Open 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Daily
• Lee County - Lakes Regional Library 15290 Bass Rd. Fort Myers, FL 33919
  
  • Open 8 a.m. – 7 p.m., Daily
• Lee County - Joseph P.D Alessandro Office Complex 2295 Victoria Ave. Fort Myers, FL 33901
  
  • Open 8 a.m. – 7 p.m., Daily
• Lee County - Beach Baptist Church 130 Connecticut Street, Fort Myers Beach FL 33931
  
  • Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Daily
• Lee County - Santini Marina Plaza 7205 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach FL 33931
  
  • Open 24 hours a day
• Sarasota County - Shannon Staub Public Library 4675 Career Lane North Port, FL 34289
  
  • Open 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Daily

Lee County shelter has moved to Del Tura Plaza astatine 18900 North Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers.

POWER OUTAGES - Click here for accusation from FPL and LCEC regarding outstanding outages.

If the vicinity is inactive retired of power, Crews are retired moving and volition get to them asap. If yours is the lone residence successful the vicinity without power, telephone 239-656-2300 to study it. Remember to support breakers disconnected until powerfulness is restored.

LCEC has temporarily suspended precocious fees and disconnections for non-payment truthful customers tin absorption connected their families and homes aft the disastrous Hurricane Ian.

The City of Cape Coral has physics instrumentality charging stations located astatine City Hall, Police Department Headquarters, and Fire Department Stations (with the objection of Fire Station 10) disposable daily, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Charlotte County Utilities Department is temporarily suspending precocious fees and h2o unopen offs for non-payment until further notice. For Hurricane Ian information, telephone the Charlotte County Emergency Operations Center astatine 941-833-4000 oregon 941-743-1320.

INTERNET OUTAGES
Much similar powerfulness outages instantly aft Ian, restoring the Internet volition necessitate the introspection of hundreds of thousands of miles of cabling; some overhead, underground and successful immoderate cases, underwater — and checks of idiosyncratic homes volition beryllium likely. Service providers are besides reporting hurdles specified arsenic recently laid cablegram being accidentally recut by different crews which are adding clip to restoration. We person reached out to the area's main work providers asking for much transparency astir the process.

As with the powerfulness outages, your ISP knows that your net is out. Estimates fixed by providers should beryllium taken arsenic conscionable that —estimates— and not a warrant of reconnection time.

Click here for Verizon's captious effect updates.
Verizon is operating 2 exigency connection centers astatine the pursuing locations:

• Port Charlotte Town Center Mall, 1441 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, FL (open regular 10:00am - 6:00pm)
• 2525 Estero Blvd, Fort Myers Beach, FL (open regular 8:00am - 5:00pm)

Click here for Comcast/Xfinity's captious effect updates.
Xfinity provides escaped WiFi astatine Veteran's Community Park from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. — 1895 Veteran's Park Drive, Naples

CenturyLink/Quantum Fiber are offering the pursuing escaped WiFi hotspot locations:

• Captiva Fire Department Station 181, 14981 Captiva Dr., Captiva
• 3445 Sanibel Captiva Rd., Sanibel
• 906 Country Club Blvd., Cape Coral
• 4001 Palm Tree Blvd, Cape Coral
• 4195 Kings Hwy, Port Charlotte
• 10546 Tipton Dr., Bokeelia (Pine Island)

Remaining CenturyLink net outages by county:

* Estimates for erstwhile institution expects to person the past work restored.  

Mobile Wi-Fi stations and laptops for nationalist usage are disposable at:

• Ann & Chuck Dever Regional Park, 6791 San Casa Drive, Englewood, (near the skate park), 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Mid County Regional Library, 2050 Forrest Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

HELP WANTED
CareerSource Southwest Florida volition person a afloat staffed mobile portion disposable to assistance with catastrophe unemployment assistance and impermanent enactment for recovery. The mobile portion is stationed astatine the Walmart astatine 3451 Tamiami Trail E successful Naples, Friday done Sunday from 10am-6pm.

Cape Coral is hiring debris removal monitors/contractors. Call 1-866-960-2325 (option 2) for much details.

Tetra Tech is present hiring for Debris Monitors successful aggregate counties crossed the authorities of Florida. Apply present to get hired and beryllium the archetypal called upon to commencement enactment successful your section region area. Call 866-960-2325 Option 2 oregon click present to apply.

VOLUNTEERS
Statewide, those funny successful helping successful the Ian betterment effort tin sojourn http://www.volunteerflorida.org to motion up.

Many residents are successful request of impermanent lodging for those displaced by the storm. Please email citypio@cityftmyers.com if you person a backstage dock, apartment, house, RV, oregon shared country available. A section nonprofit volition link you to those successful need.

Those wishing to assistance retired successful Sarasota County tin taxable a signifier of involvement by clicking here.

Harry Chapin Food Bank needs volunteers. Those funny tin click present to register and prime a clip to help.

The Charlotte County Volunteer Reception Center needs volunteers to assistance with the catastrophe response. To registry and person an duty with an bureau that needs assistance, sojourn 227 Sullivan St., Punta Gorda, FL 33950, unfastened from 7–11 a.m. daily. You tin besides registry astatine coadfl.org.

DAMAGE/REBUILDING/INSURANCE
To use for FEMA assistance, visit this website.

A FEMA idiosyncratic assistance registration tract opened Tuesday astatine the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, 75 Taylor St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. The tract volition run from 8 a.m.- 6 p.m., 7 days a week.

FEMA has deployed a Mobile Registration Intake Center (MRIC) to the City of Marco Island to assistance residents with the archetypal registration and exertion for FEMA assistance. They volition beryllium astatine Mackle Park from October 27th – 31st from 9:00am – 5:00pm.

Help Charlotte County successful reporting damage: click here to capable retired a form.

To assistance the residents of Fort Myers Beach, the Board of Fire Commissioners and Fire Chief Ronald R. Martin are suspending each occurrence inspection and permitting fees. This suspension of fees volition statesman connected Monday, October 17, 2022, and proceed for 90 days.

Marco Island City Council unanimously voted to temporarily waive metropolis gathering licence fees for definite Hurricane Ian-related repairs, done December 28, 2022, successful residential and commercialized districts.

The City of North Port Building Division: Permits to repair harm caused by Hurricane Ian are being expedited. Permit applications for extortion repairs whitethorn beryllium submitted online astatine NorthPortFL.gov/Building oregon successful idiosyncratic astatine City Hall, 4970 City Hall Blvd., and are being issued wrong 24 hours.

Initial Payment Centers person been opened from 8am-6pm regular astatine the pursuing locations:

• Port Charlotte Town Center, 1441 Tamiami Trail
• Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass Road
  
  • You tin besides get escaped c monoxide detectors astatine these locations.

Lee County has announced the opening of an office for peculiar rebuilding permits for operation and good h2o systems. The City of Fort Myers has waived licence fees associated with rebuilding arsenic a effect of the hurricane for 90 days effectual Sep 30th.

Cape Coral permitting: Hours of cognition volition beryllium Monday - Friday from 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. starting Oct. 11:

• City Hall, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd.
• Art Center, 4533 Coronado Pkwy.

The City of Punta Gorda Building section volition beryllium unfastened during mean concern hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). The inspection petition enactment and online services for scheduling inspections are presently live. All authorities and section contractors indispensable inactive registry and get a licence for immoderate roofing enactment performed implicit 3 (3) squares (300 sq ft) successful the City of Punta Gorda. Please telephone (941) 575-3324.

Bonita Springs is waiving fees for occurrence inspections and permits starting Friday, October 21st

CURFEWS
Collier County: The mandatory region curfew is successful effect from midnight, 12 a.m. to 6 a.m., for each areas westbound and southbound of U.S. 41, and from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for residential areas successful the City of Naples.

The City of North Port's overnight curfew is successful effect from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m.; The lone objection is enactment commutes.

Captiva Island volition stay nether the 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew until further notice.

Bonita Beach country curfew, including the areas successful Big Hickory Island and Little Hickory Island, is inactive successful spot from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 am.

WASTE MANAGEMENT/DEBRIS
Waste Management (WM) of Fort Myers volition resume recycling postulation work connected Fort Myers Beach this week. Residents should abstracted their garbage and recycling from tempest debris curbside.

Normal residential work has resumed for Cape Coral (Waste Pro), Lee County Solid Waste, North Port, Charlotte County (Waste Management), City of Naples, and Collier County customers.

Recycling pickup has resumed for The City of Naples, Collier County, North Port, Lee County Solid Waste, Cape Coral (Waste Pro).

Charlotte County curbside postulation recycling work volition resume Monday, Oct. 31. The postulation volition beryllium picking up regular household coagulated discarded and recycling carts connected the regularly scheduled days. Debris removal from region waterways volition statesman connected Monday, Oct. 31. Boat ramps volition beryllium occupied portion debris is offloaded. Patrons are advised to usage caution astir the area.

Waste Pro (Cape Coral) customers who request replacement containers tin fill retired this online form.

Glades County debris removal notes: Separate into piles vegetation nether 6 feet long; operation debris nether 8 feet long; appliances and furnishings (remove doors for safety). Keep piles distant from mailboxes, powerfulness poles and hydrants. No hazardous and household discarded accepted.

The West Charlotte Mini-Transfer & Recycling Facility astatine 7070 Environmental Way, Englewood volition beryllium unfastened from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Sunday for residential drop-off only, nary contractors oregon businesses.

A impermanent drop-off determination for tempest debris is unfastened astatine the Placida West Boat Ramp astatine 12560 Placida Road, Placida FL 33946 for residential drop-off only, nary contractors oregon businesses.

For Lee County debris pickup progress, sojourn the county's online dashboard.
LEE COUNTY DEBRIS-DROP OFF SITES (RESIDENTIAL)

• Mosquito Control, 1840 Gunnery Road, Lehigh Acres
• Brooks Park, 50 South Road, Fort Myers
• San Carlos Utility Site, 18078 Cypress Point Road, Fort Myers
• Shell Factory, 2805 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers
  
  • Businesses are encouraged to instrumentality their tempest debris to the Waste-to-Energy Facility, 10500 Buckingham Road, and volition beryllium charged by weight. It volition beryllium unfastened regular hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Landscaping companies hauling vegetative tempest debris cleared from residential properties volition request a signed declaration from the nonmigratory indicating the code wherever the debris was generated. No debris volition beryllium accepted without a signed declaration.
• A tract is present unfastened for metropolis residents connected the country of Edison and Grand Ave. Vegetative, operation and demolition debris is accepted. Open 7am-5pm, 7 days per week. Must contiguous id showing City of Fort Myers residency.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEBRIS-DROP OFF SITES (RESIDENTIAL)
Two impermanent drop-off locations for tempest debris are present unfastened for residential drop-off only, nary contractors oregon businesses:

• Placida West Boat Ramp, 12560 Placida Road, Placida
• Florida Street, South County Area, 7000 Florida St. Punta Gorda

The 2 mini-transfer facilities stay unfastened for tempest debris drop-offs:

• Mid-County Mini-Transfer & Recycling Facility, 19765 Kenilworth Blvd., Port Charlotte
• West Charlotte Mini-Transfer & Recycling Facility, 7070 Environmental Way, Englewood

All 4 locations are unfastened from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Sunday accepts achromatic goods, storm-related gait oregon vegetation debris, and operation and demolition debris from residential properties.

Cape Coral residents whitethorn driblet disconnected vegetative debris astatine 1130 NW 28th Place from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily.

• You indispensable bring ID to amusement you are a Cape Coral resident. Do not spot debris successful bags.

Oregon Products is acceptable up astatine the SWFL Enterprise Center to assistance sharpen chainsaws and immoderate products needed for histrion removal escaped of complaint - They'll beryllium determination for the adjacent week to 10 days.

HYGIENE
Procter & Gamble's "Tide Loads of Hope" mobile laundry units are operating from 9am to 5pm astatine the Walmart Supercenters astatine 19100 Murdock Circle successful Port Charlotte and 11225 Tamiami Trail N successful Naples.

Fort Myers Beach

• Toilets, showers and laundry services are disposable astatine 7205 Estero Blvd and 2555 Estero Blvd

FOOD AND WATER
Fort Myers Beach

• Water is disposable astatine 1035 Estero Blvd
• Meals Ready to Eat and h2o are disposable astatine 7205 Estero Blvd
• Prepared nutrient and h2o are disposable astatine 2555 Estero Blvd

From Matlacha FD: If anyone is successful request of tarps, h2o oregon exigency food, delight halt by Station One (5700 Pine Island Rd. Bokeelia Fl, 33922) to get those needs filled.

Catholic Charities is distributing food, h2o and different indispensable supplies successful Bonita Springs. 28360 Beaumont Rd. Tarps are besides disposable for the community. M-F 9am to 5pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm.

The City of Cape Coral has drinking h2o disposable for refilling containers (you indispensable bring your ain container):

• Diplomat Middle School, 1039 NE 16th Ter.
• Mariner Middle School, 425 Chiquita Blvd N.

Harry Chapin Food Bank volition person a impermanent mobile nutrient pantry astatine Jesus The Worker Catholic Church successful Fort Myers, 881 Nuna Ave, each Thursday from 1 - 3 p.m. until further notice.

DONATIONS
Ocean Church astatine 2016 Kismet Parkway successful Cape Coral is simply a FEMA postulation site. Diapers (adult and infant), babe wipes, formula, tarps, cleaning supplies, state cans, portable grills, and propane tanks are successful highest request astatine this time.

CAN Community Health holds a donation thrust starting astatine 10am astatine Edison Mall (between Macy's and Dillard's) - water, canned goods, cleaning supplies, babe needs, and overmuch much accepted. More info astatine http://cancommumityhealth.org/hurricane-ian-assistance

The Dawn McKenna Group (DMG) has coordinated an ongoing donation thrust to payment St. Matthew’s House and the Humane Society of Naples. Donations tin beryllium dropped disconnected astatine 550 5^th Ave. S., Naples and volition beryllium accepted done the vacation season.

TRANSPORTATION
Residents present person afloat entree to Fort Myers Beach; the antecedently announced split-access docket is discontinued arsenic of Oct. 27.

Lee County volition resume mean toll operations connected 2 of its 3 bridges (Cape Coral and Midpoint) opening astatine 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. No tolls volition beryllium collected connected the Sanibel Causeway until further notice.

The authorities resumed mean toll collections connected each different roads Oct. 25.

Uber volition beryllium offering escaped round-trip rides, up to $30 each way, to and from the state-approved Disaster Recovery Centers.

LeeTran resumes operations with an abbreviated schedule. Click here for afloat details. Officials accent that mobile apps volition not person close docket accusation astatine this time.

LeeTran volition beryllium operating connected the land astatine the pursuing pick-up points to facilitate getting citizens to the FEMA assistance locations. FEMA volition beryllium located astatine the Pine Island Library and the First Baptist Church successful Saint James City. They volition beryllium unfastened from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. with LeeTran buses moving from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Ft. Myers-based Seminole Gulf Railway sustained important harm from Hurricane Ian. Several span structures were destroyed by the tempest surge astatine Caloosahatchee and Peace Rivers, making the railroad inoperable for respective months.

RECREATION
Recreational onshore managed by the South Florida Water Management District successful Lee and Collier Counties reopened Oct. 26. Those successful Glades and Charlotte Counties reopened connected Oct. 13.

In general, boaters are advised to enactment disconnected the h2o and beachgoers retired of the h2o until further notice, owed to the imaginable for unsafe blooms of assorted bacteria and different toxins.

Unless different noted, metropolis and region parks are considered closed to the public.

City of Punta Gorda Parks:

• The Harborwalk and Punta Gorda Pathways volition reopen connected Oct. 25 astatine 7 a.m. Please usage utmost caution arsenic debris does stay successful definite areas. Restrooms volition beryllium open. 
• Laishley and Ponce Parks volition besides reopen connected Oct. 25 at 7 a.m. Boat landings astatine some parks volition besides beryllium open.
• Nature Park volition reopen connected Oct. 25 astatine 7 a.m. The conservancy country of the parkland volition stay closed. 
• Hounds connected Henry Dog Park remains closed until fencing tin beryllium replaced.
• The Gilchrist Park Playground volition beryllium closed until further histrion cleanup takes place. 
• The splash pad astatine Laishley Park remains closed. 
• Gilchrist Park diversion courts stay closed until fencing is repaired oregon replaced.
• Remaining parks volition unfastened erstwhile debris removal is complete. 

All of the parks that are opening whitethorn inactive incorporate debris and whitethorn beryllium missing signage. Special attraction needs to beryllium taken to debar injury. Please output and springiness plentifulness of country to workers operating trucks and different debris removal equipment.

Lee County Parks & Recreation says these sites are not unfastened to the public:

• Lakes Park, 7330 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers
• Punta Rassa Boat Ramp, 15001 Punta Rassa Road, Fort Myers
• Rutenberg Park, 6500 South Pointe Blvd., Fort Myers
• Lee County Sports Complex, 14100 Six Mile Cypress Parkway, Fort Myers
• JetBlue Park, 11500 Fenway South Drive, Fort Myers
  

Centennial Park and South County Regional Park recreation centers reopened Monday and run from 7am-10pm 7 days a week. Normal fees apply; nary country rentals oregon aquatic facilities until further notice.
Charlotte County is prioritizing tempest debris removal successful and astir schoolhouse zones to region debris from sidewalks and motorcycle paths students usage to get to and from school. The tempest debris contractor besides volition beryllium collecting debris from the pursuing region parks:

• Franz Ross
• Harbor Heights Park
• Live Oak Point Park
• McGuire Park
• Ollie's Pond Park
• Spring Lake Park
• Carmalita Park
• Darst Park
• Riverside Park
• South County Regional Park
• Ann and Chuck Dever Regional Park
• Rotonda Park

For Hurricane Ian information, telephone the Charlotte County Emergency Operations Center from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday astatine 941-833-4000 oregon 941-743-1320.

MEDICAL
A impermanent exigency country is present unfastened astatine 6890 Estero Blvd. The exigency country is unfastened 24/7 for anyone successful Fort Myers Beach requiring contiguous aesculapian care. Emergency country unit volition cod wellness security info on-site, nevertheless they volition not measure for services.

MISCELLANEOUS
Charlotte County Community Organizations Active successful a Disaster is launching a long-term betterment survey for residents that experienced harm and fiscal nonaccomplishment arsenic a effect of Hurricane Ian and are struggling with unmet needs.

Lee County residents tin presumption unfastened businesses successful prime categories with existent hours of operations. The businesses scope from restaurants, banks, aesculapian offices, market stores, and more. Visit leegov.com/storm for much Hurricane Ian betterment resources.

The Charlotte County Emergency Management Operations Call Center volition proceed operating with caller hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. telephone astatine 941-833-4000 oregon 941-743-1320.

Wyndham Rewards members tin donate their points to the Hurricane Ian alleviation effort betwixt present and November 6. All points donated volition beryllium converted to charitable donations to Save the Children and volition beryllium matched by Wyndham. wyndhamrewards.com

Licensing connected Wheels, a work to get escaped replacement operator licenses, ID cards, and titles, is unfastened from 8:30am-4:30pm 7 days a week astatine these locations

• Lakes Regional Library, 152900 Bass Road, Fort Myers
• Port Charlotte Town Center, 1441 Tamiami Trail
• Hertz Arena 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero

The Habitat for Humanity ReStore successful Bonita Springs, 9080 Bonita Beach, is unfastened from 9am-5pm Tuesday-Friday. Donations are being accepted and items including appliances, furniture, mattresses, overgarment and more, are disposable for sale.

Goodwill is offering individuals and families who suffered a nonaccomplishment of idiosyncratic items a $25 voucher (maximum of 4 per family) from 10am - 4pm astatine the pursuing Goodwill retail stores and Community Resource Centers:

• Del Prado, 3226 Del Prado Blvd. S., Cape Coral
• LaBelle, 91 S. Lee Street, LaBelle
• Bonita Springs, 11601 Bonita Beach Road SE.
• Palm Beach, 4162 Palm Beach Blvd., Fort Myers
• Clewiston Goodwill, 957 W Sugarland Hwy
• Cape Christian Church, 2110 Chiquita Blvd. S., Cape Coral