City of Naples transitions back to normalcy ahead of holiday season

Author: SAMANTHA ROESLER, GULFSHORE BUSINESS
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With the city of Naples holiday events starting Monday with the Christmas on Third Street tree lighting ceremony, city staff is shifting its post-Hurricane Ian mindset. City Manager Jay Boodheshwar gave a presentation to City Council on Wednesday with debris pickup updates and other Ian recovery information.

“We are on a path of returning to normal, is what we’re calling it at the staff level,” Boodheshwar said. “It’s a transition period that we’re going to be moving out of this post-disaster recovery. Recovery is going to take years, let me be clear, there are things that are going to continue for years. Rebuilding structures and dealing with code-related matters and so on and so forth.”

According to Boodheshwar, debris cleanup is nearly 90% complete in the city. Approximately 50% more debris has been picked up to date compared to after Hurricane Wilma in 2005.

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