When Hurricane Ian barreled into Punta Gorda, the powerful storm lingered over the city north of Fort Myers for hours. It pummeled the area with torrential rain and roaring winds: One gust reached 135 miles per hour, among the highest recorded in the state. The damage from Ian has resulted in nearly 600 properties along the Punta Gorda canal system being identified as having some level of damage listed as near catastrophic failures of seawalls from Hurricane Ian.
Information from the Punta Gorda city manager’s office said staff has inspected and prioritized seawall repairs in both the Burnt Store Isles and Punta Gorda Isles neighborhoods. Projections are that three-quarters of a mile in Burnt Store Isles and over 6 1/2 miles in Punta Gorda Isles suffered some seawall damage that affects approximately 582 parcels.
Mapping and an address list have been developed to enable resident tracking with the list including visually inspected seawall failures as well as resident-reported failures.
Information from the city manager’s office said the cursory review could mean property owners may find their next-door neighbor’s seawall has failed, but the address listed is theirs or it’s the next-door neighbor’s address, but the failure extends to the actual property owner’s home.
Those suspecting a seawall failure and an accurate address for the site is not on the list should contact Punta Gorda Public Works at (941) 575-5050.
The seawall contractors will be responsible for removing the old seawall and anything in their way, including docks and davits, installing the new seawall, backfilling the area, and installing Floratam or Bahia sod. However, residents are responsible for their own docks, lifts, fences, irrigation, and water lines, electrical, and any other owner improvements in the vicinity of the seawall.
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