Public Notices
The Union County Board of County Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM for their Regular Meeting due to closures on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will be a Workshop concerning the Recreation Board on Tuesday, January 28th at 6:00 PM and the Board will hold a Board Business Meeting on Monday, February 3, 2025 AT 4:30 PM. All meetings will take place in the Board Meeting Room of the Union County Courthouse, located at 55 W. Main St., Lake Butler, FL 32054.
CareerSource North Central Florida will be holding a Joint Board and Council Meeting on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM in Gainesville Florida. To view their full meeting notice, please click HERE
Storm Updates:
Small Business Association – Disaster Assistance
With the changes to FEMA’s Sequence of Delivery, survivors are now encouraged to simultaneously apply for FEMA grants and SBA low-interest disaster loan assistance to fully recover. FEMA grants are intended to cover necessary expenses and serious needs not paid by insurance or other sources. The SBA disaster loan program is designed for your long-term recovery, to make you whole and get you back to your pre-disaster condition. Do not wait on the decision for a FEMA grant; apply online and receive additional disaster assistance information at sba.gov/disaster.
Applicants may also call the SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or send an email to [email protected] for more information on SBA disaster assistance. For people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
The deadline to return economic injury loan applications is June 30, 2025.
View Full Press Release HERE
Even after deadlines pass, hope remains for disaster recovery assistance.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers a 60-day grace period for disaster loan applications. During this grace period, which extends to March 7, 2025 (60 days from the January 7 filing deadline), all applications will be automatically accepted.
Key Points:
- Applications submitted by March 7, 2025, are automatically accepted
- Online applications remain open through the MySBA Portal: https://lending.sba.gov
For those needing assistance with late applications, support is available through:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 1-800-659-2955 (TTY: 7-1-1)
- Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC): https://floridasbdc.org
- In-person: Visit any of our Florida Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) or Business Recovery & Assessment Center (BRAC) listed below.
Don’t let a missed deadline stand between you and critical recovery resources. The SBA remains committed to supporting our communities through the entire recovery process.
For immediate coverage or additional information, please contact
John Oliver Frederick
Public Affairs Specialist
Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R)
U.S. Small Business Administration
Field Operations Center – East
(404) 331-0333
(571) 564-0261 Cell
[email protected]
To view full press release regarding deadline grace periods, please click HERE
Business Recovery Centers:
SBA’s Customer Service Representatives are available at the Centers to answer questions, assist business owners complete their disaster loan application, accept documents, and provide updates on an application’s status. Walk-ins are accepted, but you can schedule an in-person appointment at an SBA Business Recovery Center in advance. The Centers will operate as listed below.
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Charlotte County Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10AM – 6PM |
Seminole County Hours: Monday – Friday, 9AM – 6PM |
Volusia County Hours: Monday – Thursday, 9AM – 6PM; Friday, 9AM – 5PM |
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Orange County Hours: Monday – Friday, 9AM – 6PM; Saturday, 10AM – 2PM |
Business Recovery & Assessment Center (BRAC) Hours: Monday – Friday, 8AM – 5PM; Saturday 9AM – 2PM |
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The declaration for Hurricane Debby covers Alachua, Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota, Suwannee and Taylor counties which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA. Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in the following adjacent counties are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs): Bradford, Charlotte, Clay, DeSoto, Duval, Hardee, Hernando, Leon, Marion, Nassau, Pasco, Polk, Putnam, Sumter, Union and Wakulla in Florida and Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Lowndes, Thomas and Ware in Georgia.
The declaration for Hurricane Helene covers Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Franklin, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Putnam, Sarasota, Suwannee, Taylor, Union and Wakulla counties which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA. Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in the following adjacent counties are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs): Bay, Broward, Calhoun, Clay, DeSoto, Flagler, Gadsden, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Liberty, Marion, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Polk, St. Johns, Sumter, Volusia in Florida; Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Grady, Lowndes, Thomas and Ware in Georgia.