NORTHPORT, Florida (WFLA) — Nearly a month after Hurricane Ian, the city of Northport is working to pick up debris as quickly as possible, but some Northport residents feel the recovery has been slow.
“It’s a constant reminder of what we’ve lost,” says Sasha Gret, looking at the pile of belongings piled up in front of her flooded home.
“Once this is gone, it will be a little easier,” she says.
Northport city leaders say they have collected more than 700,000 cubic yards of debris so far. They expect a total of about 1.5 million cubic tons by the end of the cleanup. Residents are impatient, but reminded that cleaning up the debris will take longer.
“We haven’t even started on the household yet. [has] We appreciate your patience,” said Mike Ryan, the city’s emergency manager.
The Greto family now live in a rented trailer outside their home and are awaiting more information from insurance adjusters on how to proceed. Is not … They didn’t live in a flood zone, so they didn’t have flood insurance.
“Come to work, you don’t think, [you’re] always busy Coming home, you smell it, you see it. It’s not funny,” said Roy Gret.
