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Replacement of hurricane-ravaged boardwalk begins in this Florida city
Despite last week's torrential rain and flooding, work on the new Humiston Beach Park boardwalk began as scheduled without issue, city officials said. The 50-year-old boardwalk was destroyed in 2022 by Hurricane Nicole. The boardwalk was deemed unsafe and subsequently demolished. City officials have spent months planning to rebuild it. For most of November, people around the area likely will hear noise as concrete pilings are put in place, said Vero Beach Public Works Director Matthew Mitts. "They're going to start picking up these big concrete pilings with cranes and driving them into the ground," Mitts said. Once the pilings are in place, the actual boardwalk will be constructed on top of the pilings, Mitts said. Like its predecessor, the new boardwalk will to have a concrete deck, he said. It will be the same height and about the same length, possibly a little shorter so city workers can drive on the north side of the park to access the beach, Mitts said. "Before, the boardwalk blocked us from driving onto the beach," he said. The new boardwalk will remain roughly the length of Humiston Beach Park, he said. Beach closed during construction Humiston Beach Park and the playground remain
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Palm Bay single mom, daughter and two dogs living in hotel room after flash floods destroy rental home
PALM BAY, Fla. - Rescued from rising floodwaters on a Johnboat, a Palm Bay single mother is now living in a hotel with her daughter and two dogs after flash floods destroyed their rental home. She has no idea how she will rebuild after losing everything and still having to...