Hurricane Preparation
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2023 • HURRICANE PREPARATION GUIDE • 11 R e s i d e n t i a l / C o m m e r c i a l D e s i g n & I n s ta l l at i o n LEMON BAY Glass W I N D OW S & D O O R S OUR SHOWROOM: 2840 Avenue of the Americas | Englewood, FL 34224 Scan QR for more info info@lemonbayglass.com ph. 941-475-1281 connect for a free estimate www.LemonBayWindowsAndDoors.com Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Your local glass, mirrors, shower enclosures, windows & doors team of professionals delivering exceptional designs, products, and craftsmanship. Exceeding and craftsmanship. Exceeding customer satisfaction, beyond expectations. Whether you are building, buying, or remodeling we have the glass, windows/doors, and more to fulfill your dreams. Experience & expertise in storm protection, security, and standard glass installations. Free In-home Estimates. ENHANCE YOUR UNIQUE LIFESTYLE Liscensed & Insured / Locally Owned & Operated Since 1985 adno=3890458-1 Staff Report For more than 24 hours, Southwest Florida from Burnt Store Isles to Osprey bore the brunt of Hurricane Ian, a huge, slow storm that beat the region with wind, rain and storm surge that will take years from which to recover. Some losses were fiscal, ru- ination of crops or longterm, well-established businesses. Some were physical, homes and vehicles wrecked by straight-line winds or far- flung debris. Hurricane Ian made an initial landfall at Cayo Costa off Lee and Charlotte coun- ties as a Category 4 behe- moth, with winds measured at one point at 155 mph. Early on, it was compared to 2004's Hurricane Char- ley that swept up Charlotte Harbor and reigned havoc on Punta Gorda. But Charley, as damaging as it was, was a small storm - with an estimation that all of Charley could have fit into the eyewall of Hurricane Ian. "We've been residents here for 31 years," Venice resident Chris Davis said. "And this is the worst we've ever seen." Davis said she went through Hurricane Char- ley. This one was so much different. "We didn't expect the wind to last so long," she said. The eye crossed at Cayo Costa and then crawling across Boca Grande, Cape Haze, Punta Gorda, Englewood, North Port and Venice. Thousands of homes need at least some repair - from toppled mailboxes to total destruction. National Guard troops arrived in Engle- wood on Sept. 29 to help firefighters search mobile home parks for survivors. All of Englewood's mobile home commu- nities sustained heavy damage from Hurri- cane Ian's winds, along with mobile home communities in Venice and North Port. Perhaps the most visible damage to the region was the ripping up of a chunk of Sunseeker Resorts, a luxury multi-million endeavor underway on Charlotte Harbor. One longtime and well-loved facility was heavily damaged. The Venice Theatre lost much of its structure over its main theater. "We survived our street getting worked on in front. We survived COVID. We'll survive this," Venice Theatre Producing Executive Director Murray Chase said. "But it's going to be different for a while." HURRICANE IAN devastates region PHOTO PROVIDED BY CITY OF VENICE Piles of debris stories high were a part of the landscape at Wellfield Park in the weeks and months after Hurricane Ian in Venice.