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‘Help me get back into my home': Hillsborough residents give input on spending $709M in storm recovery funds
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't make it to the meeting on Wednesday, but said she had been encouraging her neighbors to go, as she says they've never seen flooding like what they saw last fall. Evelyn Igbinosun lives in Lake Magdalene and said three feet of water rushed into her house. 'I'm still not in my house,' said Igbinosun. 'If I didn't have a relative, I would be out on the street.' These women, and other residents, called on Hillsborough County to make some changes. The county proposes putting $35 million toward administration, $5 million for planning, $360 million for housing, $107 million for infrastructure, $180 million toward the economy, and $12 million for public services. 'We want this to be fair and accessible to all who qualify,' said the moderator of the public hearing. Residents said they felt $709 million isn't enough money to help. '$10 million for flood mitigation wouldn't even cover this area,' said one resident. 'These public dollars should prioritize long-term community resilience, not corporate profit,' said another resident. They also mentioned the backed-up canals and drainage systems they feel make storms even worse. 'Our ditches in the Town and Country area are horrible,' said one woman. 'It rained the other day and I went into a panic. I said 'Oh my gosh, I hope it's not going to rain too much,'' said Yarborough. 'I want them to redo the gutters and that canal there. Stormwater and drainage, after all, that's why we're here. Florida, we're known for that, so we need to take care of it. And I thought our taxes went to take care of things.' Igbinosun said she doesn't think the county was prepared for these storms and wants them to act now. 'Help me get back into my home. I would love that because my husband is in a nursing home. We use to go and get him and bring him home for the day. We can't even do that anymore,' said Igbinosun. 'Drainage would be the most important thing to me and then helping people like me get back into their homes and function day to day in their own surroundings.' The county has six years to use these funds. If the plan is approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the county can implement the program later this fall. If you want to send Marilyn Parker a news tip about this story or other newsworthy events, fill out the form below! Submit a form. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
26-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ohio State cornerback announces return for senior season
The Ohio State football team had an extremely veteran team this season, meaning the program will have to replace many in the two-deep depth chart during the offseason. There's a lot of talent still in the cupboard, but the team will look far different than the one that just polished off one of the most impressive runs ever on the way to a College Football Playoff national championship. Despite such a veteran group, there are a few players that still have NFL draft decisions to make as underclassmen, and one of those is cornerback Davison Igbinosun who announced his return to the Buckeyes for his senior season. Igbinosun came to Ohio State from Ole Miss via the transfer portal during the 2022 offseason. He quickly showed a physical presence as a starter alongside Denzel Burke and Jordan Hancock. Both of them are seniors and will enter the NFL draft. Getting Igbinosun back gives OSU another chess piece to utilize with experience, along with starting safety Caleb Downs. He'll need to work on being too physical and drawing far too many penalties, but he has the ranginess and athleticism to project as a potential first round NFL draft pick with a little more polish next season. Ohio State cornerback Davison Igbinosun will return to Ohio State in 2025, he told ESPN. He did not file paperwork to enter the NFL Draft, which was due today for OSU/Notre Dame players. 'I'm coming back to school to be a first-round draft pick,' he told ESPN. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 25, 2025 Players had until this past Friday to enter their names into the NFL draft as underclassmen and Ohio State had just three players that fell into that category. Running back Quinshon Judkins declared for the draft, but Sonny Styles also made the decision to return to the banks of the Olentangy. We'll continue to keep an eye on all of the offseason news as head coach Ryan Day and his staff continue to try and figure out all of the roster management through an abbreviated timeline. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
