20 • HURRICANE IAN: ONE YEAR LATER • 2023
RECOVERY
AFTER DEVASTATION:
Continues...
A LONG
FILE PHOTO
Homes in Englewood and other Charlotte County neighborhoods were destroyed. Now,
Charlotte County wants to know what are unmet needs, stressors and ideas and opinions
of local hurricane survivors.
SUN PHOTO BY SCOTT LAWSON
Ken ZanPelt and Nellie Roman sit on a curb in North Port with their dog, Jesse, after they
evacuated their home Thursday afternoon due to flooding. They were awaiting a ride from a
relative to stay in another home. "We feel homeless," Roman said. "I can't explain it. You get
humbled, deflated. Like, I'm homeless."
PHOTO BY CHRIS TILLEY
Mobile homes were destroyed throughout Holiday Park in North Port by Hurricane Ian.
PHOTO BY CHRIS TILLEY
Bob Menchaca, a six-year resident on Myakka Drive, talks about his the 18 inches of
floodwaters that devastated his home near North Port after the destruction of Hurricane
Ian.
