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Buncombe County staff outline three housing projects in draft Helene recovery plan
Summary
County staff described three housing-focused projects in the draft recovery plan for Tropical Storm Helene: affordable housing development at three sites, a down-payment assistance program for displaced households, and a home-repair grant program.
Buncombe County staff presented the county's draft portion of the Helene recovery plan and described three housing-related projects the county expects to pursue if adopted.
Kathleen Blackney, Strategy and Innovation, told the Affordable Housing Subcommittee that the Helene recovery plan is a staff-developed list of projects recommended by FEMA and disaster experts to guide recovery after Tropical Storm Helene. “This is not a funding plan, and it's not an implementation plan,” Blackney said, noting the document lists projects the county expects it can reasonably deliver and that implementation, phasing and funding will come later.
Blackney said the draft county portion includes three housing projects: affordable housing development, down-payment assistance for low- and…
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