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Buncombe County to seek formal adoption of Helene long-term recovery plan after public feedback
Summary
County staff said the multi-jurisdiction Helene recovery plan reflects public input gathered in spring and fall engagement rounds and will return to the Board of Commissioners for a formal adoption vote on Nov. 18; Buncombe County’s section lists 31 county-led projects.
Rachel Sawyer, strategic partnerships director for Buncombe County, told commissioners the county is transitioning from response to long-term recovery and will present the final Helene long-term recovery plan for adoption at the board’s Nov. 18 meeting. "We are going to be fully in long term recovery," Sawyer said, describing this meeting as a process update rather than a request for action.
Staff reviewed the public-engagement process that shaped the plan. The county ran two public-input phases: a spring ranking survey that produced about 2,600 responses and an online fall feedback round that produced roughly 100 responses across jurisdictions (34 responses were specific to Buncombe County projects). Sawyer said the fall feedback was qualitative and resulted in modest…
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