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Black Mountain council ratifies emergency restoration contracts, outlines FEMA timeline and debris-intake plan
Summary
Council ratified emergency restoration work, approved a private-property debris intake agreement and discussed FEMA reimbursement, loan aid and widespread facility damage; staff said damage submissions to FEMA are due Jan. 17.
The Black Mountain Town Council on Tuesday ratified emergency restoration work and agreed to steps to document hurricane damage for FEMA reimbursement while staff described widespread facility damage and an intake process for private-property debris removal.
Town Manager (name on file with council) told the council the town had engaged Belfor Property Restoration Group Inc. on a fast-track basis for disaster-related property restoration because a standard competitive procurement would have delayed work and left structures and properties exposed. “We did not have about 60 days required to do that, to leave people on the ground,” the Town Manager said, describing the decision as an emergency step taken early in the response.
The action included authorizing intake services for private-property debris through the county’s contractor, Tetra Tech, and coordinating with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor Ash Grove for large-scale removal. Jessica…
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