{"id":52304,"date":"2024-12-04T20:33:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T01:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=52304"},"modified":"2024-12-04T20:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T01:33:20","slug":"hurricane-related-repairs-cost-at-least-1-1-million-at-lakelands-rp-funding-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/12\/04\/hurricane-related-repairs-cost-at-least-1-1-million-at-lakelands-rp-funding-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane-related repairs cost at least $1.1 million at Lakeland\u2019s RP Funding Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This autumn has required repair work and scheduling flexibility at the city-owned RP Funding Center in Lakeland.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cWe would tell somebody \u2018this room\u2019s not available, we have some damage there. Can you move here?\u2019\u201d said Cindy Collins, executive director of RP Funding Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collins said cancellations have been at a minimum after Hurricane Milton damaged the roof at Polk County\u2019s largest event center in early October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cThis facility itself brings in almost $80 million in economic impact,\u201d Collins said. \u201cYou may not realize that but when people are staying in beds, buying gas, shopping, eating in restaurants, that adds up. So it\u2019s very important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cWe\u2019re in the final phase of putting our north side of our arena back together,\u201d said Peter Caruso, RP Funding Center\u2019s operations manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strong winds from the hurricane caused a sizable portion of the roof to be damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot only does the roof pull up, but it takes the drainage system right with it so the rain was just coming directly down on the floor,\u201d Caruso said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Insulation and ducts had to be dried out and replaced, with much of the work done by Synergy NDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That work is now finishing up with ceiling still exposed in some areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roof is temporarily replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city of Lakeland just finished a permanent fix to the RP Funding Center\u2019s roof in May from damage from Hurricane Ian in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe submitted that deductible to FEMA for $629,000,\u201d Lakeland finance director Mike Brossart said. \u201cFEMA won\u2019t do two deductibles on the same facility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, the Lakeland City Commission approved the use of $1.1 million in American Rescue Plan funding to pay for the insurance deductible for the new damage from Hurricane Milton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that is a wonderful solution and utilizes the moneys well,\u201d Lakeland Mayor Bill Mutz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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