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Beech Creek residents press county for bridge, county points to state bridge program and FEMA backlog
Summary
A Beech Creek resident told the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners that six permanent residents remain cut off by a private bridge destroyed in last year's storms. County officials said the stateprivate-road bridge program and FEMA processes are both involved and that private-property debris and stream cleanup programs exist but are slow.
Jim Andrews, a Beech Creek resident, told the Mitchell County Board of Commissioners that six permanent residents remain without a working private bridge and are relying on a neighbor's crossing to reach their homes. "Wereally need this bridge because something worse is gonna happen, if it's not fixed soon," Andrews said during public comment.
County Manager Alan (county manager) told the board that FEMA individual assistance and a new state private-road bridge program are both part of the response. "State is running bridal program," he said, noting the county has a dashboard…
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