FORT MYERS
Congresswoman Val Demings is on a mission to see what FEMA is doing to assist folks in Fort Myers.
Demings chairs the congressional subcommittee that has direct oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Congressman Demings says she’s spending a full day in Southwest Florida, visiting catastrophe restoration facilities, in addition to among the hard-hit areas with the US Coast Guard.
WINK News was not invited to attend, however Demings’ workforce offered photos of the location visits. In brief, she’s getting a style of what Southwest Florida has been dwelling via for 2 weeks.
“There’s nothing like being on the ground with the people who have been impacted and the people who are providing the service. To hear with my own ears and to see with my own eyes,” stated Demings.
The congresswoman is in Southwest Florida as a part of an oversight mission.
“Our job on the committee is to provide the oversight, talk to FEMA about where they are, but also talk to the community about what the needs are, and bridge the gap between the two, so FEMA will have the resources, whether that’s funding, or other support to meet the needs of the people,” Demings stated.
WINK News Investigative Reporter Celine McAurther requested Demings how lengthy it will take for issues to get completed after she acquired again to Washington.
“We want to get it done as soon as possible,” stated Demings.
While she’s not providing specifics, she says she’s assured FEMA will determine the housing difficulty.
“I was glad to hear them talk about the lack of housing and the unbelievable need for housing in this community. And I do believe, as they work out the logistics, that they’ll be able to get it done,” Demings stated.
WINK News viewers reached out asking about FEMA trailers as an choice for these of you with nowhere to go. So WINK News posed that query to the company.
“That’s a last resort. That is a last resort because we try to get people closer to their property, finding a place to get closer to their property, and many things are on the table. We’re looking at all options,” stated a consultant for FEMA.
FEMA says you’ll be able to’t get any housing in case you don’t register for assist on-line or at a catastrophe restoration middle.
WINK News requested if they may inform us, on common, how lengthy this course of may take. They stated they didn’t have a solution.