City of St. Petersburg, FL

11/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/01/2024 08:34

St. Pete Extra! November 2024 Edition

St. Pete Extra! November 2024 Edition

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WE'RE STILL WITH YOU, ST. PETE

As a community, we weathered the unprecedented challenge of two hurricanes in two weeks. Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton showed us the importance of preparing, staying calm, and coming together to heal. It will take some time to fully recover, but we're still with you, St. Pete.

stpete.org/Recovery

HELP YOUR COMMUNITY

The City of St. Petersburg has partnered with the Pinellas Community Foundation to launch the We Are St. Pete Fund, the first of its kind for the City. The fund will assist in fundraising for disaster relief for residents, small businesses, and City of St. Petersburg employees recovering from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. 100% of the donations received will directly support those impacted.

How to Give:

REBUILD WITH CONFIDENCE

If you're rebuilding after storm damage, follow these tips:

  • Get required permits before you or your contractor start repair, improvement, or construction on your home

  • Build back safer and stronger - consider building stronger to withstand future storms

  • Hire a licensed contractor

  • Elevate your electrical outlets and HVAC system

To help out, the City is temporarily waiving the application and inspection fees for permits to perform demolition and repair of properties damaged by Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton.

Start the process at stpete.org/Permitting

REMEMBER TO BE KIND TO YOURSELF

In the aftermath of a disaster, it's important to prioritize your mental health.

Here are just a few mental health resources:

  • 211: Call 211 to get connected you to expert, caring help

  • 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call or text 988 for support

  • Care About Me: Call or text 1-888-431-1998 or chat on careaboutme.org to speak with an experienced behavioral health specialist

  • Disaster Distress Helpline: Call or text 1-800-985-5990 for disaster crisis counseling

Find more resources at stpete.org/Recovery

KUDOS TO OUR DEBRIS HAULERS

We need to give a huge shoutout to our local haulers that have helped remove debris from our double hurricanes. Through our Hometown Recovery Haulers Program, they helped us chip away at the debris in our hardest-hit neighborhoods.

SPEAKING OF DEBRIS…

The back-to-back storms created an unprecedented amount of household and vegetative debris in St. Pete. Crews are working hard and doing multiple citywide sweeps to clear the debris as quickly, safely, and efficiently as possible. As expected, it will take some time to collect all the debris and we appreciate your patience as we work to clean up St. Pete.

Help us out:

  • Separate your debris by type: vegetative, fencing materials, electronics, appliances, construction materials

  • Do not bag your debris

  • Place your debris on the roadway curb, not in the alley

VEGETATIVE DEBRIS CITY BRUSH SITES

St. Pete residents can drop off vegetative debris at the City's Brush Sites, 7 days a week. 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Grass, leaves, tree and shrub trimmings, palm fronds, limbs, and logs are accepted.

Locations:

  • 1000 62nd Ave. NE.

  • 7750 26th Ave. N.

  • 2500 26th Ave. S.

  • 4015 Dr. Martin Luther King St. S.

  • 2453 20th Ave. N.

Site hours may vary. Check stpete.org/BrushSites for details