October 14, 2024
Lake County Opens Comfort Station for Residents Affected by Hurricane Milton
By Kyle Coppola
Lake County Opens Comfort Station for Residents Affected by Hurricane Milton
ASTOR, Fla. — In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Milton, Lake County has opened a comfort station at the Butler Boat Ramp, located at 55400 Butler Street in Astor. The station is designed to support residents affected by the storm and will provide essential services, including:
- Charging stations for phones and other small devices
- Laundry machines
- Showers, bathrooms, and handwashing stations
Residents using the comfort station are reminded to bring their own charging cables, laundry detergents, and soaps. These services aim to offer relief as the community recovers from the storm’s impact.
For more information, residents are encouraged to call the Citizens Information Line at 352-253-9999.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
