SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — It's officially been one month since Hurricane Ian made landfall along Florida's southwest coast.
Sarasota County officials held a news conference Friday where they reflected on the work done before and after the storm — including the current road to recovery.
Sarasota County waste management announced Thursday that they have collected enough vegetative storm debris to fill more than 322 Olympic-sized pools from unincorporated areas.
"Our contractors continue to operate seven days a week and are collecting approximately 60,000 cubic areas of vegetative debris each day," Sarasota Solid Waste Coordinator Wendi Crisp said during the news conference.
Waste management officials wrote in a news release that a massive collection has been done in less than 20 days.
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On Friday, it was also noted that impacted residents should be aware of potential scams happening in the area.
"One thing we are hearing a lot is about, unfortunately, in our time of need – in our community's time of need – are some individuals that have come into our community and they are trying to take advantage of our community members," said Sarasota County's Director of Communications Jamie Carson.
Carson said there have been a few reports from the non-profits in the Englewood community of individuals posing as those organizations.
"We continue to remind our community members that if someone shows up on your property, you can ask for identification," Carson said. "If anyone is asking for money upfront that's an immediate sign that there is an issue."
Carson says there are still a lot of free resources that residents can access. For more information about those resources residents inside the county are told to call 311 and if you are outside the county call 941-861-5000
Watch the full news conference below