Coast still waiting for storm repairs
In the weeks following Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in 2004, Treasure Coast residents with roof and screen damage counted themselves lucky if they could get roofers and screen repair companies to answer the phone.
They gladly wrote checks for deposits and gratefully took their place in the long line of jobs, bragging to desperate blue-roofed friends that they actually had a contract for repairs.
But more than a year later, some are still waiting and others who were hit hard by Hurricane Wilma are just beginning to squint at the fine print on their contracts, wondering whether they should call the police or a lawyer or both.