WPTV 

Palm Beach County programs offer $75,000 for housing rehabilitation assistance  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach County leaders are already looking ahead to next year’s hurricane season to improve the integrity of homes during a storm. 

 

North Fort Myers Neighborhood 

Lee County announces 1 million cubic yards of debris collected  

Lee County officials announced on Monday the county reached an important milestone during the weekend by collecting 1 million cubic yards of debris from Hurricane Ian. As of Monday morning, 734,136 cubic yards of vegetation and 285,282 cubic yards of construction and demolition debris have been cleaned up. That is roughly equivalent to the size of 1.1 million kitchen ovens removed from the road right-of-ways in unincorporated Lee County. 

 

WUFT 

St. Peter Cemetery in Archer designated as a Florida Heritage Site  

St. Peter Cemetery in Archer unveiled a state historic marker Saturday commemorating the sacred space as a Florida Heritage Site that will be preserved forever. 

 

WUFT 

Single-member districts to be offered to Alachua County voters in November 

An unusual referendum on November’s ballot offers a change in how voters choose Alachua County’s commissioners.   

 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING 

CBS 12 

Palm Beach County voters to decide on $200M housing bond  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — As Election Day approaches, a big concern for voters is the cost of living in South Florida.