Denise Rotolante says the project to repair her home damaged by Hurricane Irma was supposed to take a few months. She’s been waiting 3 years.
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — A new year means more broken promises for homeowners who are still waiting on a state program to repair or replace their homes damaged by Hurricane Irma more than seven years ago.
For nearly a year, First Coast News has been investigating and reporting on the taxpayer-funded Rebuild Florida program. Complaints continue to pour into our newsroom from across the state. We hit the road and traveled 150 miles south to Merritt Island,where a woman battling cancer says the program intended to make her life better has made it an absolute nightmare.
“I was told it was a three-month remodel,” Denise Rotolante said. “It’s been three years now.”
From shoddy work to appliances she says she can’t use, Rotolante says her Merritt Island home is far from finished. …