Okeechobee County, Stuart, Fort Pierce and Boynton Beach are making sandbags available to the public ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall this week.
Those who would like to pick up sandbags in Okeechobee County can go to the Public Works Department Compound at 804 NW 2nd Street. Bags and shovels will be available at no charge. The bags are limited to 10 per vehicle.
“Okeechobee residents should be prepared for increased traffic on our main roadways due to expected statewide evacuations,” stated the county’s news release. “Residents are encouraged to prepare their homes and families as early as possible.”
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Sandbags in Stuart will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at Sailfish Ball Park. The limit is eight bags per vehicle.
Sandbags are available in Fort Pierce at multiple locations. The city is offering free, self-serve sand stations for residents at the following locations:
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dreamland Park (S. 25th St.)
- Pioneer Park (Ave M and N. 29th St.)
- Little Jim Bait & Tackle (601 N. Causeway)
- Maravilla Park (2622 Oleander Ave)
- Jaycee Park (South Hutchinson Island)