Flooding

“As soon as you get past sandbags the rules get real shades of gray.”

What are the challenges to running a food bank, particularly when there are high fuel prices and high grocery prices to contend with? The shelves of a local pantry ran dry multiple times last month.

Florida's water management districts depend on property taxes to fund about a third of their work preventing floods, securing the drinking water supply and conserving wetlands.

The project was opposed by many business owners in the busy SoHo corridor of Hyde Park who are afraid the construction will affect customers for the next three or four years.

Many businesses along the busy South Howard Avenue corridor are opposed to the project, fearing periodic road closures will impact their livelihoods.

The county plans to replace pumps or add pumping equipment pieces, along with floodproof doors, and relocate windows and electrical wiring.

The Sarasota County Commission approved $32 million in stormwater projects Tuesday to help prevent future floods at Bahia Vista, St. Armands and Celery Fields following the severe storms in 2024.

Greenville and Mount Dora show how some communities applaud Resilient Florida for its flood help and others don't know they're eligible.

Resilient Florida was created to provide funding to help communities prepare for the impacts of more frequent and severe flooding, but not all who are at risk get the help they need.

City councilman Bill Carlson says he has a “win-win-win” stadium plan that can benefit Tampa and Rays fans and won’t use sales taxes or increase property taxes.

Many SoHo business owners, concerned years construction could ruin their livelihoods, have sued the city, accusing it of withholding documents to “prevent public scrutiny” ahead of the city council's decision.

The cameras are designed to help scientists better understand how flooding develops, and how communities can prepare for it.