Holmes Beach officials will hold a community forum to discuss hurricane-preparedness.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1, is forecast to be an “extremely active” season.
The city of Holmes Beach will hold a forum at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at city hall, 5701 Marina Drive, with presentations planned from the police, code compliance, public works and building departments.
City officials will cover evacuation, re-entry procedures, storm readiness, emergency planning, sandbagging and storm recovery.
For more information, call city hall at 941-708-5800.
The town of Longboat Key, in partnership with the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, also will hold a readiness event.
The Longboat Key Disaster Preparedness Seminar will be at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, at the Longboat Key Club Harbourside Ballroom, 3000 Harbourside Drive.
Meteorologist-in-charge Brian LaMarre with the National Weather Service-Tampa will deliver keynote remarks.
Reservations can be made by calling 941-383-2466 or emailing info@lbkchamber.com.
— Lisa Neff