The average homeowner may save $31 a year after the end of the 1 percent surcharge that has been in place for nearly three years.

Florida’s lieutenant governor visited Punta Gorda Monday to meet with local leaders and hear what Southwest Florida communities still recovering from recent hurricanes need from the state.

Cleanup under way in North Port, Florida, October 12, 2022, after Hurricane Ian raked a path of destruction across the southeast United States on September 28, 2022. Credit: Thomas O'Neill/NurPhoto ...