HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla (WFLA) -- Hillsborough County is asking residents to give input on potential spending for storm recovery funds.

The county held the first of nine public meetings on Wednesday night. $709 million of federal funding is available to help with recovery and mitigation efforts related to Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene, and Milton.

The money comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery.

Many hurricane victims are at different stages of recovery. Barbara Yarborough is back in her West Park home after having four feet of water on the inside.

"I walked in the front door and nothing was in the same place," said Yarborough. "It was dirty sewer water, that's what bothered me."

Yarborough couldn'

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