Hurricane Helene flooded blocks no insurance product will write again. The State Senate has the next move.
South Tampa is where the 2024 flood maps stopped being a debate. After Hurricane Helene, private insurance silently exited entire blocks of 33611 and 33629. Citizens Insurance is now the de facto carrier for streets that paid their premiums for thirty years. Without a state-level response, the next storm season writes the obituary for Bayshore.
Florida cannot ask Citizens to be the carrier of last resort forever. Build a state-administered catastrophic flood reinsurance pool, capitalized from a fraction of the same hurricane catastrophe fund. The math works. The political will is what is missing.
Coordinate with the Florida congressional delegation on a state Memorandum of Understanding protecting MacDill from the next federal base-realignment review. Match federal infrastructure investment with state transportation funding for Dale Mabry.
South Tampa schools lost an aggregate $14M in funding under the 2023 voucher expansion. Restore the formula. State Senate appropriation, not a federal grant.
“I bought our house in 33611 in 2009. Private flood insurance was $1,400. After Helene, every carrier walked. The only option is Citizens at $7,200. We are the test case for everyone else.
“South Tampa families want a State Senator who reads the appropriations bill. Maya is the only candidate I have heard talk about the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund by name.
South Tampa residents: request your vote-by-mail ballot now. Volunteer for the Hillsborough canvass. Pick one.
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