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Ashe County approves $468,000 state cash‑flow loan and hears updates on disaster aid programs
Summary
Commissioners voted to accept a state cash‑flow loan to cover immediate hurricane recovery expenses while officials and outside agencies briefed the board on loan, grant and case‑management resources available to residents.
Ashe County commissioners voted to accept a state cash‑flow loan of about $468,000 on March 17 to bridge recovery expenses from Hurricane Helene while the county pursues FEMA reimbursements.
The loan, enacted in a recovery bill passed in Raleigh in October 2024, is intended to cover immediate cash‑flow needs such as debris removal, repairs to county facilities and other emergency operations, county staff said. “The amount of the loan is about $468,000. There is no interest on the loan,” a county staff member explained during the meeting.
The vote to accept the state loan was taken after staff said agreements were sent to western counties affected by the storm and that the funds would be used to pay current recovery…
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