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Buncombe County to end long-standing Helene state of emergency; action listed on consent agenda
Summary
County staff asked the Board to end the Sept. 2024 state of emergency and align the county declaration with the state of North Carolina, with the termination action placed on the meeting consent agenda.
Taylor (county staff) reminded commissioners that Buncombe County declared a local state of emergency in September 2024 related to Tropical Storm Helene and that the declaration has remained in effect. Taylor said the county requested the board place an item on the consent agenda to end the county'level emergency declaration to align with the state'level end date of June 30, 2025.
Taylor framed the request as a housekeeping and transition step because county operations have moved from emergency response into recovery and county staff had recently stood down the Emergency Operations Center. The presentation included a short video recounting Helene's impacts, and staff noted the board action was listed on the consent agenda; the transcript does not record the board's formal vote on that consent item.
Ending: The county indicated the intent to end the local state of emergency to coincide with the state declaration on June 30, 2025; the consent agenda item was prepared for the board meeting but the transcript does not record the vote outcome.
