If you walk or drive around Treasure Island, you’ll still see mounds of debris in people’s front yards.
FEMA held a Town Hall meeting at the Treasure Island City Hall Wednesday night where residents had the opportunity to present their questions to FEMA representatives.
“This is a new experience for everybody, the city and all the people. You know, this hasn’t happened in 100 years. So, we’re all trying to figure it out together,” said Phill Reda, a resident of Treasure Island. Phill and his wife, Sandy, received feet of water in their home and lost everything during Hurricane Milton.
“We feel as though we are going to fix it. We’re not going to rebuild. We’re going to stay within the 50%. We’re going to be getting another private appraisal next week,” said Sandy.
Though they plan on staying on the island, they say they feel for those who can’t. “There’s people that are just walking away from their homes, which is really sad. You know, maybe they didn’t have any insurance, but they are literally putting their house on the market as is and just going back up north or staying with their children,” said Sandy.