Post Irma Treasure Coast Update Sept 14

• Power is being restored

FPL says restoration for east coast is expected to be completed by end of weekend.
West coast could be out of power until September 22nd.
Customers may lose power more than once while they fix the grid.
About 40% of FPL customers had their power restored in the first full day of repairs.
5am update, 22,440 customers in SLC (18%) and 19,520 in MC (21%) are still without power.
- About 20,000 customers had power restored yesterday
Another 1,534 Fort Pierce Utility customers (5%)
- Down significantly from the 20k that were without power yesterday

Garbage
- Starting Tuesday
  - PSL, MC, SLC
- Starting Thursday
  - Fort Pierce
Keep hurricane debris in separate piles. Vegetative debris should be in one pile. Structural debris (fences, roofs, etc.) in another.
- Will be picked up separately from regular trash/recycling/yard waste
- PSL storm debris questions: 772-529-0934 from 7am-7pm starting today
- Collection starts on Monday in PSL
- Collection starts today in Stuart
- Starts Saturday in MC
Boil water notices
- Lakewood Park Sampson Subdivision in SLC
Emergency water supplies available at following locations
- PSL
  - Shell gas station at Tulip Blvd and Darwin Blvd
  - Parkway Elementary at Selvitz Road and Manville Dr
  - Publix at Prima Vista Crossing at US1 and Prima Vista Blvd
  - Speedway on US1 near Kitterman Rd
- MC
  - Water and tarps available at Sailfish Splash Waterpark.
    - While supplies last
    - 8am to 4pm
Food
- St Lucie Public Schools providing free breakfast and lunch for students today and tomorrow
  - 8am-9am, 11:30am-12:30pm
  - Students can go to any school
    - Bayshore Elementary
    - CA Moore Elementary
    - Northport K-8
    - Samuel S Gaines K-8
    - St Lucie Elementary
    - Village Green Elementary
    - Weatherbee Elementary
    - Windmill Point Elementary
- BJ’s Wholesale has waived the membership fee
Gas
- Gas is still hard to find. Use GasBuddy app to help find stations near you with gas, and find cheapest prices
Bridges
- Bridges to North and South Hutchinson Island are open to everyone now, not just residents and business owners
- Hobe Sound Bascule open to both vehicle and marine traffic
- Old Roosevelt Drawbridge stuck in down position
  - Car traffic ok
  - Marine traffic not ok. Large boats cannot get through
Schools
- Out this week
  - Martin
  - St Lucie
  - Indian River
  - Palm Beach County
  - IRSC
- Out “indefinitely”
  - Okeechobee
Sailfish Splash
- Park open to public through Friday, 10:30am to 5pm
- $5.95 per day, free for season pass holders
- sailfishsplash.com/buy
Tree Giveaway
- Keep Port St Lucie Beautiful tree giveaway cancelled
- Scheduled for Saturday
- No make up date has been confirmed
Volunteers needed
- RedCross.org/volunteer
- Unitedwayslc.org
- Mustard Seed in Fort Pierce accepting donations
  - Diapers
  - Wipes
  - Water
  - Cleaning Supplies
  - Buckets
  - Baby food/formula
Jobs
- CareerSource Research Coast St Lucie County Career Center in St Lucie West on University Blvd will open at 8am today
- For residents who might need assistance with Emergency Unemployment or other services
Businesses
- Local businesses impacted by Irma asked to complete Florida Virtual Business Mergency Operations Center Hurricane Irma survey.
Beaches
- Water samples from testing done after Irma came back clean
  - Hobe Sound Beach
  - Hobe Sound Wildlife Refuge
  - Bathtub Beach
  - Stuart Beach
  - Jensen Beach
- Beaches will be guarded once again starting today
Phone Numbers
- Martin County Hotline: 772-287-1652
- St Lucie County Hotline: 772-460-HELP
- Price Gouging Hotline: 1-866-9-NO-SCAM
Websites