Hurricane Helene Post-Storm Update #2

City Updates

• Dunedin City Hall will be open to residents next week as a "Cooling/Charging Station" from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Please bring your chargers.
• Public parks, and Recreation facilities, including the Pool and Sprayground, will reopen on Saturday, September 28.
• The Causeway bathrooms remain closed until further notice. 
• Weaver Park Pier is closed until further notice. 
• Soccer and Little League no games this weekend.
• The Dunedin Library will remain closed until power is restored.
• The Marina is closed until further notice due to significant storm damage. Vessel owners are allowed to check on their boats with pre-approved marina passes.
• Stirling Park Driving Range is closed until further notice. 
• Power outages: Duke Energy reports crews are working with multiple agencies to restore power to critical services like hospitals, water treatment plants, pump stations, and facilities providing emergency services. At this point, they are not able to provide estimated times of restoration. To better understand their restoration sequence process: https://www.duke-energy.com/outages/restoring-your-power

Disaster Relief

• City staff are assessing local property damages and working with FEMA on disaster relief.
• Get updates on Hurricane Helene recovery efforts by visiting disaster.pinellas.gov, Facebook @PinellasGov and X @PinellasGov; search hashtag #PCHelene.
• Florida Commerce and the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) activated the Business Damage Assessment Survey in response to Hurricane Helene. Business owners can self-report physical and economic damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Businesses can complete the survey online by visiting https://floridadisaster.biz/Respond/BusinessDamageAssessmentsSurvey and selecting “Hurricane Helene” from the dropdown menu.

Trash & Recycling

• Trash & recycling collection resumed on Friday, September 27 and will continue through the weekend. We’re asking our community to be patient with delays in collection of storm debris.
• If flooding has occurred at your property please place flooded household materials and tree/yard debris in separate piles at the curb. FEMA will be on site to assess flood debris and bring in FEMA approved contractors for collections. We will have more information on storm flood debris collections next week.
• The City recycle sites will remain closed until our division’s storm related responsibilities allow for manpower to service them. New information and updates will be available on all City social media platforms and DunediNews enews updates.
  
  Please contact Solid Waste for more information:
  727-298-3215
  SolidWaste@DunedinFL.Net

Latest Storm Updates and Reminders

• Limit travel, if possible, as many roads have high water, storm debris and possible trees and power lines down.
• Do not wade through floodwaters, which could have live power lines, sewage, wildlife and dangerous objects.
• Use a generator safely. Keep generators in well-ventilated locations outside, away from all doors, windows and vent openings. Never use a generator in a garage, even with the door open.
• Water-damaged power outlets can cause fires. Keep your power off after home flooding until an electrician can take a look.
• If you have an electric vehicle or golf cart and it was exposed to salt water, it needs to be moved away from your home by at least 50 feet.  These vehicles may catch fire in the coming days.
• City water is safe for drinking, but we ask you to continue to conserve use at this time.

Additional Recourses: 

Duke Energy - Contact Duke Energy to report or view current power outages in the area. 
City of Dunedin Website - Check out our website for important updates and information.
Road Closures - For traffic and closure updates across our area. 
Clean-Up Hotline: Crisis Cleanup has activated the Hurricane #Helene Cleanup Hotline: (844) 965-1386.

What to do and Who to Contact Post-Storm Flyer available in both English and Spanish in the linked file
CIC remains open t 727-464-4333.
If you suspect price gouging, report it to the Florida Attorney General’s Office by visiting MyFloridaLegal.com or calling 1(866) 9NO-SCAM.
If you’re looking for hotel accommodations in non-evacuation zones, use the Hotel Evacuation Zone Look-Up Tool.
Updates will be posted on disaster.pinellas.gov, sent out via Alert Pinellas and Ready Pinellas, and on Facebook @PinellasGov and X @PinellasGov.

Volunteers:

• FEMA recognizes volunteers and volunteer organizations that are active during emergency incidents, such as hurricanes.  The hours that are volunteered can be used by the governmental agencies to receive credit towards the amount of funding they are responsible for in the FEMA match during these incidents. Note: Volunteers are NOT reimbursed for their services.
• Residents can call the Pinellas County Citizen Information Center 727-464-4333 and register to be a volunteer.

Shelters for Flooded Residents:

• Ross Norton Recreation Center (1426 South MLK Jr Ave. Clearwater) is currently open as a shelter for anyone that needs it.
• Anyone with Special Needs requirements can go to the Lealman Exchange Community Center (5175 45^th St N. St Petersburg)
• Anyone needing transportation to either shelter can contact the Pinellas County Citizen Information Center 727-464-4333 to request assistance.