Despite its struggle to rebuild after Hurricane Michael, this Florida town shies away from developers to remain affordable for its community
By Arian Campo-Flores | Photographs by Bryan Anselm for The Wall Street Journal April 3, 2019 9:00 a.m. ET The steps are all that remain of Gary Woolley’s home in Mexico Beach, Fla. He and his wife, Carol Bonanno, are trying to decide whether to rebuild. MEXICO BEACH, Fla.
A satellite view of Mexico Beach, Fla., before and after Hurricane Michael. Illustration: Mapbox/NOAA Mexico Beach is struggling with a balancing act: rebuilding to stricter standards that can guard it against future storms while not increasing costs so much that they drive away homeowners who give the town its character. The community prides itself as a destination for retired teachers, military personnel and others who can’t afford million-dollar beachfront homes.
Some Mexico Beach residents have responded to repeated inquiries from interested buyers by posting signs making clear they have no intention of selling. A 545-member Facebook group called Original 98 Mexico Beach, a reference to the two-lane Highway 98 that runs through town, aims in part to help residents rebuild. It recently began selling “Not For Sale” signs that some homeowners have hung on their properties.
.webui-slideshow-inset a:link, a:visited { color: initial; } Mexico Beach Residents RebuildHomeowners in Florida panhandle struggle with devastation nearly six months after storm Gayle and Rex Putnal on the plot of land where their home stood before it was washed away by Hurricane Michael. They bought a nearby parcel and plan to build a new home there.
Residents in several southern states are bearing the brunt of the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S. Photo: Dan Anderson/EPA “I really wanted to give the house another chance,” he said. It would be its third life, since it was first erected by his father-in-law in Havana, Fla., in 1973 and moved down decades later.
The view from a window in Scott McElroy’s home, which he and his wife are rebuilding after it suffered extensive storm damage in Mexico Beach, Fla. Leslie Chapman-Henderson, chief executive of the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, said she would have recommended matching the stricter standard in Miami-Dade County which mandates protecting homes against 175 mph winds.
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