It was a door-to-door check in Manatee County on Wednesday morning.
- About 60 homes damaged in Centre Lakes neighborhood
- FEMA assistance not likely for victims
- Red Cross offering hotel vouchers to flooding victims
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State leaders turned their attention to residents who were devastated by the more than 12 inches of rain that fell over the weekend in parts of the county, flooding their homes.
Florida's Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon went into some of the affected homes in the Centre Lake Neighborhood to assess the damage.
"All those relief programs have different thresholds before they kick in and that's what we are trying to understand now," he said. "What's the magnitude across the state, and if it's going to get to the point where they qualify for any state or federal programs."
Over 60 homes were damaged in the Centre Lakes neighborhood alone. Jon Holliday's family is renting one of them, and without flood insurance, he estimates they are out $18,000.
"Any assistance would be great, but right now we've had no assistance, right now everything's being charged to credit cards," he explained.
Koon says it is possible that the residents could get state assistance through a small business loan, but FEMA assistance is not likely.
The Red Cross is offering hotel vouchers to flooding victims, and the county is teaming residents up with local organizations to help with the cleanup.