Almost four months later, Mexico Beach residents reflect on continuing recovery and expected changes from Hurricane Michael
His second home used to be at the lot and was cleared after Hurricane Michael. Almost four months later, Kinsey still was processing how the hurricane devastated the small waterfront town that used to be a quaint tourist spot.
"I came down after the storm to see it and I was like everyone else. I was shocked by what I saw," said Kinsey, who lives in
Kinsey was one of several members of the
"It's a struggle with finding workers and supplies," said Wood, who moved back into her house about a month after the storm. "You go for supplies, it's six weeks for windows and everything is kind of pricey."
Some
"Our house was built in 2015 so it met all the hurricane standards. It didn't have any water in it," said Bragg, who added the biggest challenges for
Putting everything back together will take a "couple of years" and people are helping each other, Bragg said. He predicted the area will come back "much, much better" and newer, "and that's not all bad."
Kinsey also thinks
"This is going to be a whole different type of living now," Kinsey said. "The question is, when it's rebuilt, how will it look? And will it compare to small old-time cottages? I don't know. I think it's going to look different than it did but it seems like it's going to be a long time. I feel sad
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