County Schedules Long-Term Recovery Workshops, Opens Survey

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (July 5, 2023) – The Hurricane Ian Long-Term Recovery Steering Committee invites all Charlotte County residents to participate in the creation of the Long-Term Recovery Plan. Community members are invited to attend in-person recovery workshops or to participate in an online survey to share thoughts, ideas and opinions.

Emergency Management Director Patrick Fuller stressed the importance of input from county residents in recovery.

“Creating a shared vision of a resilient Charlotte County is the goal of this plan. We need engagement from our citizens, stakeholders, workforce and government,” Fuller said.

The survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. To participate in the survey, visit tinyurl.com/longtermrecovery.

The in-person workshops are scheduled for 90 minutes and will be a more in-depth review of recovery areas, task forces and submitted projects.

Community Recovery Workshops

2 p.m., Friday, July 14, Englewood Charlotte Library 3450 N. Access Road, Englewood.

10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 15, Punta Gorda Charlotte Library, 401 Shreve St., Punta Gorda.

3 p.m., Friday, July 21, 2580 Aaron St., Port Charlotte Public Library, Port Charlotte

The results of both the workshops and surveys will be included in the long-term recovery plan.

For information, contact Emergency Management at 941-833-4000.