Hundreds of millions in county Irma aid stalled

Written by Miami Today on March 12, 2019

Repeated staff and processing changes have slowed reimbursement of Miami-Dade’s Hurricane Irma recovery costs, with just 0.15% repaid to date of some $252.5 million the county has spent.

Irma struck South Florida on Sept. 10, 2017, six days after President Donald Trump declared a federal emergency that allowed Miami-Dade to seek state and federal grants to cover hurricane-related expenditures…To read the full story click here