PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — Bay County is extra ready than ever to face adversity.
A lot of that is because of the restoration and resilience work performed by Rebuild Bay.
Saturday, residents and metropolis officers got here collectively to rejoice the group’s success.
Within the days after Hurricane Michael, 1000’s of state and federal help employees flooded Bay County.
“The leaders knew that we wouldn’t that the restoration would take some time and knew that we would have liked to have an area presence for long-term restoration,” Rebuild Bay Director Donna Pilson stated. “And in order that’s why the county was based.”
Over the previous 5 years, Rebuild Bay Inc. has helped 1000’s of residents.
“We knew that there can be individuals who we already have been conscious that there have been individuals whose might wants weren’t being, that they weren’t on anyone’s radar,” Govt Director of the Lead Coalition of Bay County Janice Lucas stated.
Six years after the hurricane Rebuild Bay continues to assist residents rebuild
“Simply since final October, we have been capable of full 33 house repairs,” Pilson stated. “And these are people or households that have been nonetheless impacted by Hurricane Michael.”
The group’s work has prolonged far past hurricane restoration.
“Within the months and years which have adopted, now we have had an emergency declaration after emergency declaration,” Lucas stated. “After emergency declaration. And so we all know that as a long-term catastrophe restoration group, it’s our job to be prepared to reply, regardless of the matter could also be.”
Pilson stated Rebuild Bay will proceed to serve the group so long as they will.
“We’ll be right here so long as it takes,” Pilson stated. “So long as we’re correctly resourced after usually a long-term restoration group will get up after which it should ramp down as quickly because the funds are out due to COVID. And we’ve had Hurricane Sally, we’ve had wildfires. Our capabilities have expanded over the past 4 over the past 4 years. And so it’s so we’ve been capable of apply for several types of grant funds to maintain us going in additional of a group resilience function.”
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