In St. Petersburg’s Shore Acres district, state funds will lift a small fraction of homes above flood levels. The state picked between 100 and 150 properties: just one-fifth of those who sought help through Florida’s new home-raising initiative.
The state got swamped with 550 applications from Shore Acres for the pilot program. Officials will send out their picks by mail within two weeks to all who asked for aid.
“I know a lot of people were denied and are upset about that, but 100 to 150 homes in Shore Acres are going up. That is amazing — a win,” said Kevin Batdorf, president of the Shore Acres Civic Association, to FOX 13 News…