ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - As hurricane season nears, many St. Petersburg residents are still picking up the pieces after Hurricanes Idalia and Helene . In flood-prone neighborhoods like Shore Acres and Riviera Bay, the rebuilding process remains a daily challenge.

Local perspective:

Tammy Marshall has been living in a camper outside her home for nine months, trying to restore what the storm damaged.

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"I just want to put my house back together," she said. "It feels like no one is on my side."

Marshall attended public meetings to weigh in on how the city should spend $180 million in federal HUD recovery funds. She's exhausted her savings and is now turning to the city for help.

But, Marshall doesn’t want to leave.

"I like my little paradise… If the city make

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