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Eleven communities will receive money for Hurricane Irma damage

The City of Bonita Springs will get money to purchase homes that were damaged during Hurricane Irma.

By: WFTX Digital Team

Posted at 7:35 PM, Dec 03, 2019

and last updated 2019-12-03 19:35:56-05

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — The City of Bonita Springs will get $5 million to help homeowners who suffered damage during Hurricane Irma.

Governor DeSantis announced that more than $44 million in disaster recovery funding would go to elven communities in our state.

This is part of the "Rebuild Florida" voluntary home buyout program.

The program helps local governments buy damaged homes from people in high-risk flood areas.