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Black Mountain staff reports steady progress on recovery; debris removal, FEMA and insurance funds still lag
Summary
Town staff told the council that site inspections and damage inventory work are advancing, but debris removal, private property demolition approvals and municipal cash flow remain constrained; council heard requests for help from local relief groups and residents.
Town staff provided an update at the April Black Mountain Town Council meeting on recovery from recent storm damage, saying site inspections and grant submissions are advancing but cash-flow challenges, debris removal and insurance payouts continue to limit on-the-ground repairs.
Jessica (staff member) told the council the town expects to complete roughly 83 site inspections as the damage-inventory process winds down this month. Staff captured three additional damages that pushed the town's total closer to about $30,000,000 and said they will resubmit the damage inventory to North Carolina Emergency Management later in the week to support a cash-flow loan review tied to a previously issued $705,000 loan.
The town reported 71 unique private property debris-removal (PPDR) applications; nine demolitions have been approved so far. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has a right-of-way waterways mission that staff said ended on April 1 but will continue to remove debris through…
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