St. Pete opens storm debris drop-off sites, comfort stations

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Mayor Kenneth Welch announced a temporary storm debris drop-off site, along with recovery efforts in St. Petersburg following Hurricane Milton.

Storm debris drop-off

The city of St. Petersburg opened a temporary debris management site where residents and private haulers can drop off storm debris.

• 1953 72nd Street North

Special needs shelter

The step-down shelter is available for those with special needs so that they can continue to recover from the hurricane.

The location for the step-down shelter will be at the Coliseum, located at 535 4th Ave N .

The following shelters are currently open in the city:

• Dunedin Middle: 70 Patricia Ave, Dunedin
• Oak Grove Middle: 1370 S Belcher Rd, Clearwater
• Palm Harbor University High – Building 19: 1900 Omaha St, Palm Harbor

For the most up-to-date shelters, click here .

Cooling and comfort stations around Pinellas County can be found here .

Fuel sites

The city of St. Petersburg also opened a free fuel distribution site on Saturday from now until 7 p.m.

The site is located at 800 1st Ave. S. and residents can enter from 1st Ave. S. and receive up to 10 gallons.

Due to the shortage of fuel, the city said to expect delays and traffic between MLK St. and Central Ave. to be backed up. If you do not need gas, please avoid the area.

Boil Water Notice

The following areas are funding a boil water notice:

• Southern barrier islands from John’s Pass to Tierra Verde More information here .
• St. Petersburg, Gulfport, South Pasadena, and Lealman. More information here .

More information can be found here .

WFLA live streamed the press conference at 2 p.m., which can be viewed in the video player above.

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