Florida county opens $10 million hurricane shelter for 500 evacuees, ending reliance on schools

Florida county opens $10 million hurricane shelter for 500 evacuees, ending reliance on schools

On September 23, Flagler County officials opened a $10 million Expo Hall in Bunnell at the Flagler Fairgrounds, where about 500 evacuees could be housed.

Cold-Weather Shelter May Move to New Hall at County Fairgrounds as Governments Increase Support

Flagler County’s only cold weather homeless shelter lost its previous location at Church on the Rock in Bunnell and is now evaluating two options--the county fairgrounds' Expo Hall, rent-free, or First United Methodist Church in Flagler Beach. The Sheltering Tree is leaning toward the fairgrounds. County officials say they will "bend over backward" to help the shelter there, and are increasing local county and city contributions to defray shelte…