Several Sarasota County mobile home parks approved for debris removal; others await response - WTSP.com

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Some mobile location parks facing hardships with debris cleanup were conscionable approved for assistance with debris removal from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) announced.

Six mobile location parks are present approved for debris removal. The assistance from FEMA comes much than a period since Hurricane Ian swept done southwest Florida, leaving down harm and destruction.

"After advocacy from the region and my office, I'm pleased that FEMA recognized the superior challenges Sarasota County is facing arsenic they enactment to region a large measurement of debris from Hurricane Ian connected commercialized properties," Steube said successful a statement. "The support of respective argumentation waivers volition person a large interaction successful helping our mobile location communities retrieve from the hurricane."

The six mobile location parks who volition person assistance see Alameda Isles Mobile Home Park, Lazy River Mobile Home Park, Polynesian Mobile Home Park, Harbor Isles Mobile Home Park, Harbor Cove Mobile Home Park and La Casa Mobile Home Park. 

Only six of the 33 mobile location parks that request assistance are approved for assistance astatine this time, according to Sarasota County. Other mobile location parks successful Sarasota County that were not approved for FEMA assistance with debris removal volition beryllium inspected and determined later.

Steube wrote a missive to FEMA backmost connected Oct. 26 requesting assistance with debris removal and the demolition processes aft the storm.

He wrote that, "the measurement of debris pursuing Hurricane Ian exceeds the full magnitude of debris accumulated int helium aftermath of Hurricane Irma successful 2017." Adding that the region was plagued with debris, specifically the mobile location communities.