Truck suspected in deadly hit-and-run on Oil Well Road seizedHurricane Ian 18 months later: Restaurants rebuilt or retired
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. To read more at Gulfshore Business, click here.