FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — As the community of Fort Myers Beach continues to grapple with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Senator Rick Scott visited Lee County to assess the situation and assured people they will get help from the federal government.
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Rick Scott: ‘Water is what’s killing us,’ urges coastal safety during Fort Myers Beach visit
“I will work with Congress members to ensure that FEMA funding is available for people affected by the hurricane,” Scott said.
He emphasized the need for a new perspective on storm preparedness.
“We all watch and say it’s a category one—that doesn’t sound very bad—or a category three,” Senator Scott said. “It’s really not the categories anymore; the wind is not what’s killing us; it’s the water that’s killing us.”
We returned to the neighborhood we visited before the stormwhere we met David McPhail, owner of Westoration and a mitigation specialist. He surveyed the damage on Seminole way and believes this street …