Tag: Emergency Management

$38 Million Investment Strengthens North Florida

Secretary Alex Kelly poses with County Administrator and Economic Development Director

Suwannee County has been awarded a $38 million state grant to support the development of a regional hurricane shelter, announced by Governor Ron DeSantis at a press conference last week. This funding is coming through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program which was created to assist counties impacted by hurricanes during… Read more »

DeSantis and Guthrie Deliver in Record Time

Governor DeSantis poses for a picture with County staff

The Economic Development Office would like to express our sincere gratitude to Governor Ron DeSantis and Director of Emergency Management Kevin Guthrie for taking the time out of their enormously busy schedule to personally visit Suwannee County. During their visit, they toured our office which was flooded during Hurricane Debby, and met with our county… Read more »