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Rebuilding Florida After Four Hurricanes in 2004
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Rebuilding Florida After Four Hurricanes in 2004
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" Joining us now is Florida's. Lieutenant governor Toni Jennings and Thaddeus Cohen now it's been almost a year since Florida was hit by four hurricanes all at once. Tell me what it's been like in the last year and tell us a little bit about the impact of the storm."
" Well let me first tell you about the storm of course the one here. Talking about today is Charley which hit August 13 Friday the thirteenth. Last year -- came through the state very quickly literally was in the state in within 24 hours. Did tremendous amounts of damage we felt we were prepared for that a couple of weeks later here. Frances and -- T four hurricanes as a total there with that's for seventy. Thousand homes in Florida -- and we evacuated about nine point four million Floridians. Most Floridians lost their power at one point or another heated all school districts were closed. 42 billion dollars worth of property damages and here we are in hurricane season again exact not repaired from it we're not repaired way to -- But the governor's office has -- to get us prepared for absolutely clear we were as prepared here -- going to be for these storms when they happened last year than what we've done and fortunately we've had wonderful partners in the federal government. With FEMA and within our own congressional delegation dollars coming to Florida. Community development linked to block grant dollars which allowed us hundred million dollars just wildest helped. He's an infrastructure so when they rebuild maybe we can rebuild it in a better way. And -- is the hurricane code in 1992 when Andrew came through this right we wrote we rent and it's been a tremendous advantage you can see the difference between new code --"
" Oh we started out this show by looking at a house across the street and looking at the vestiges of what was here. So we know very much about the building code today and we're hoping that this will serve as an example to other communities around the country. I have one question for you furniture and practicing architect yes mr. secretary how has being an architect helped you in your job as secretary of community affairs. His work very well because a lot of what I did in private practice of the same kinds of things that we're now looking at statewide. As we were talking earlier that response through the division of emergency management. You're looking at hazard mitigation issues here being right to protect."
" The home's split -- he was an architect. Building codes is also part of our agency so clearly we're all familiar with those and again building back better as as the governor indicates. And also as we look at some of our federal programs through our division of community planning as well as the housing community development -- take a look at again those federal dollars and how we can make. A community sustainable so all part of the things you think about it built environment."
