Island Tactical to hold grand re-opening at new Stringfellow Road location

By PAULETTE LeBLANC pleblanc@breezenewspapers com

Island Tactical owner Jay Sanderson is excited to offer guns, ammo and fishing gear at its new location in Bokeelia The grand re-opening is on Friday, April 29, with musical entertainment and food to celebrate, he said

“We’re super excited about the new location and our growth. We are equally excited about the support we’ve had from islanders, especially since the storm,” Sanderson said

Directly following Hurricane Ian, Sanderson said they began serving meals from their original location

The final tally of meals served is 4,000, he said.

“We were essentially a small mini-mart, as we were running supplies to and from the island, like fuel and water The relationships that we built after Ian have been invaluable, and while Ian was catastrophic, the unity and community that have come from it, have really excited us, and we want to celebrate that more t

HUD requires the submission of an action plan, he said, emphasizing he believes the figure of $1 1 billion to be extremely low.

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