Sanibel eyes new hurricane protections amid recovery

At a meeting on Tuesday, the city discussed possible ways to protect homes and businesses from future tropical systems.

Eric Jackson, the city of Sanibel’s public information officer, told WINK, “Beaches really took a beating after Hurricane Ian, and a lot of work has gone into getting those beaches back in place and ready to protect us against further storms. We did see that with Milton; it did its job; it really helped us, but there is more work that needs to be done.”

Craig Chandler, the deputy planning director for the city of Sanibel, said, “One of the things we saw used to great effect in areas like Tampa Bay were temporary flood barriers, so this could be gates or fences or dams.”