A Month After Hurricane Irma, Florida Cities Are Still Struggling to Clean Up
Governing | October 10, 2017
It’s been nearly a month since Hurricane Irma battered Florida, but localities there are still struggling with one of the most basic tasks of recovery: the clean-up. Companies that cities contracted with before hurricane season have struggled to meet the huge demand in Florida, where two-thirds of the counties in the state are covered by disaster declarations. With high demand and short supply for debris haulers, local governments often find themselves competing with each other for service.