ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It’s been one year since Hurricane Helene hit the Bay Area and while many strides have been made, recovery efforts continue in St. Petersburg .

During a press conference on Friday morning at Tropicana Field, St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch acknowledged that it will take years to recover from the back-to-back hurricanes of 2024.

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"Long-term recovery is a massive and complex undertaking that will take some time. In the immediate aftermath of the storms, our focus was on immediate, short-term recovery," Welch stated. "This work included things like finding short-term housing for residents, removing debris throughout the city and facilitating recovery funding throughout the community. We took extraordinary effort in our initial response, includi

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