Some hurricane shelters in Southwest Florida will be getting major upgrades that will increase their ability to handle Category 5 storms, the most dangerous and potentially catastrophic hurricanes.
The state Department of Economic Opportunity has awarded more than $16 million in grants to make improvements to buildings in Lee and Collier counties to increase their ability to withstand major hurricanes.
The grants include funds to increase the hardening of two of the region s largest shelters so they can tolerate winds of 170 mph and more safely shelter some 7,000 people.
Hurricanes with winds over 157 mph are considered Category 5 storms, the most dangerous, by the widely cited Saffir-Simpson scale that rates storms by intensity.
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Council supports community groups with $400,000 grants program
City of Parramatta Council is helping local not-for-profits, community groups, social enterprises, creative organisations and sports clubs bounce back from the challenges presented by COVID-19 and improve their services with the launch of its 2021 Community Grants program.
The annual grants program aims to support services and activities that enhance the social, cultural and economic wellbeing of the Parramatta community.
“The pandemic has impacted us all in one way or another, but our local community groups and services have been instrumental in helping us through a particularly difficult year,” City of Parramatta Lord Mayor Cr Bob Dwyer said.