TAMPA, Fla. - A day before the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Milton, Hillsborough County checked in with businesses and residents on Wednesday to make sure agencies are addressing needs and concerns after a storm as part of its final post-disaster redevelopment plan.
What we know:
Hillsborough County agencies met with the community on Wednesday to go over their post-disaster redevelopment plan.
"There are still individuals that are displaced from that last hurricane season that are still living in either hotels or they’re couch-surfing with relatives or friends or something along that capacity where they are not able to go back into their home," said Tramaine Whittey of Hillsborough County Affordable Housing Services.
Local perspective:
Some residents, like Hal Sparks, are sti