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    Scott: FEMA will be funded
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    Scott: FEMA will be funded
    Storm preparedness event focuses on importance of planning
    By Therese McDevitt terry.mcdevitt@naplespress.com 
    6 June 2025
    While President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed more than $600 million in cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency — or that it be disbanded altogether — Sen. Rick Scott is confident the agency will be ready to support areas that may be affected during the upcoming hurricane season. Scott, who was Governor of Florida when Hurricane Irma struck the state in 2017, was at a late May hurricane preparedness event at the Collier County Emergency Operations Center, discussing the importance of planning and preparation in advance of hurricane season. He was joined by state and local leaders, including state Sen. Kathleen Passidomo and Collier County Director of Emergency Services Dan Summers. In terms of preparedness, Scott put a special emphasis on the need for storm surge awareness, given the recent experiences in Southwest Florida with hurricanes Ian in 2022 and Milton in 2024. “You cannot survive 6 or 12 feet of water,” Scott said. “It’s not worth it; you have to listen to the warnings.” In an interview after the preparedness event, Scott said he thinks FEMA will be fully funded and ready to help provide support in case of major storms and other disasters. “FEMA is going to be fully funded,” Scott said in response to a question about his stance on funding for the agency. The Department of Homeland Security oversees FEMA, and Scott, who serves on the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, said he asked DHS Secretary Kristi Noem about the agency’s readiness for this hurricane season. “I asked her, ‘Are you ready for hurricane season?’ and she is,” Scott said. “Now, let’s remember: The federal government is simply a response organization to the governor [of any state affected]. They’re not the first responders … The federal government is a partner to the governor.” Asked about any other funds that would be available to states in case there are significant FEMA cuts, Scott said, “It’s all up to Congress. “The President doesn’t allocate funds. Congress does,” Scott said. “Congress has allocated the dollars in the past. I’ll fight to make sure, for whatever disaster, whether it’s a hurricane or whether it’s tornadoes in another state, the federal government is a partner. But remember, the federal government is just a partner. It is local government, state government, then the federal government … They’re not first responders, they show up with a checkbook.”

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    By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com 
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    6 June 2025
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    6 June 2025
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    Settlement reached
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    Golisano Children’s Health Center in North Naples to remain open
    By Therese McDevitt terry.mcdevitt@naplespress.com 
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    Finish the job, Collier
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    6 June 2025
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    Apartments, auto storage coming to Airport-Pulling
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    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    6 June 2025
    Q: What is going in next to Carlisle retirement community where they are clearing the large parcel? ...
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    New restaurants, retailers coming to Shoppes at Vanderbilt
    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    30 May 2025
    Q: What is being built next to CVS at Airport and Vanderbilt? Thanks. – Michael Dean, Naples A: Buil...
    Clearing begins for new charter school
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    23 May 2025
    Q: I see land has been cleared just west of 951 on the south side of Vanderbilt Beach Road. What is ...
    Home Depot clears land for new store
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    The southern side of Home Depot’s narrow property borders the Marco Naples RV Resort, whose residents have been vocal about the loud noises and thick clouds of dust created by earthmovers clearing the previously undeveloped land.
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    16 May 2025
    Q: I see trees coming down across from Lely. Is that where Home Depot is going to build? – Kim Phill...
    Businesses coming throughout Collier
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    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    9 May 2025
    Q: Do you know what’s going in the old Stein Mart space by Publix? Thanks! – Dana Laskowsky Bilicki,...
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