Pinellas County officials give post-hurricane beaches update

la. (WFLA) — Pinellas County will have an update on the beaches, just weeks after Hurricanes Helene and Milton impacted the Gulf Coast.

Officials will talk about the next steps for beach restoration and the importance of these steps toward hurricane recovery.

Chief Resiliency Officer Dr. Wes Brooks will speak alongside, Commission Chair Kathleen Peters and Florida Reps. Linda Chaney and Nick DiCeglie will discuss the post-hurricane update.

WFLA will live steam the press conference at 10 a.m., which can be viewed in the video player above.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WFLA.

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