occurred, and their county leadership didn't order an evacuation until 24 hours before Ian hit.
IMO, given what we've learned about how vulnerable that area was...with one road out of the offshore island portion of the county, etc, the local officials didn't do their job...not sure how much responsibility DeSantis has, or those in his chain of command.
I'd also say that Ron's real challenge is just beginning...i.e. what 'Changes' will he implement to make sure this doesn't happen again...including substantive changes for Insurance, Zoning, Relief Funding...and so forth...will he care more about developers' financial well being, or the safety of FLA citizens?
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/01/us/lee-county-evacuations-desantis-defense