Welaka awarded $4.9 million to stop flooding

  • File photo – The Sportsman Harbor area of Welaka is flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which swept over Putnam County in September 2022.
    File photo – The Sportsman Harbor area of Welaka is flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which swept over Putnam County in September 2022.
Some Welaka residents may have seen their homes and streets underwater because of hurricanes, but state officials hope to prevent that from happening again. The Florida Department of Environmental…

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