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COASTAL COLLIER
Storm surge protection still a slow, collaborative work in progress
“We would still be allowing the flooding to come in. But we would be doing things like elevating homes or flood-proofing critical infrastructure— important facilities like airports or fire stations, police stations, things that relate to life safety and human health and risk—during those kind of storm events. Things you don't want to go offline.”
Two years ago next weekend, Hurricane Ian slapped Southwest Florida’s coastline with storm surge and told us in no uncertain terms who holds the upper hand in nature’s tantrums.