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Happy 31st Birthday, Tradia!!
Love, Antonia.
Happy Birthday, Mom & Dad
JUMBO, TRADIA AND PAULA CLARKE
Never complain about what your parents couldn’t give you. It was probably all they had.
Love, Tradia and Antonia.
City Of Tampa Awarded A $500,000 Grant For Resiliency Planning And Disaster Readiness
The City of Tampa is proud to receive a $500,000 grant from Florida's Depart- ment of Economic Opportu- nity to help shape a stronger and more resilient future for Tampa.
The grant is part of HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Pro- gram to help Florida cities mitigate the effects of future natural disasters.
“This grant will help us build a stronger Tampa from the ground up. From ensuring new developments are built with resiliency in mind, to im- proving access to key re- sources like food, shelter, power and other lifelines for all residents, supporting a seamless evacuation plan for each neighborhood, investing in our infrastructure and
more. These studies will en- sure that as we grow, we con- tinue growing in a strategic way, tackling vulnerabilities head-on and taking action to secure a more resilient future for our entire city,” says Mayor Jane Castor.
The City of Tampa plans to use the grant funds to conduct a study and analysis of Hurri- cane Evacuation Zones A and B to support resiliency plan- ning and disaster readiness in these areas. Today, approxi- mately 35% of the City’s pop- ulation resides in the Hurricane A and B Evacua- tion Zones. These zones are especially vulnerable to flood- ing, sea-level rise, and other coastal threats.
The project will also eval- uate the extent to which vul- nerable and low-income
communities are at risk dur- ing storm and flooding events, regardless of their location. Oftentimes these communi- ties are not able to invest in resiliency efforts such as storm-proofing or hardening their homes and lack access to affordable alternative energy. In severe storm events, these populations may not have ac- cess to groceries, medicines and may experience loss of employment. The study will evaluate these vulnerabilities in order to plan strategic re- siliency investments in these communities.
This grant will support the City of Tampa’s commitment to establishing Sustainability & Resilience as one of Mayor Jane Castor’s top priorities for the Transforming Tampa’s Tomorrow vision plan.
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