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Buncombe County outlines FEMA‑backed pilot to study and stabilize major post‑storm landslides
Summary
County staff identified 55 multi‑parcel slides after recent storms, said 25 meet FEMA screening for A&E (architectural/engineering) work, and described a pilot model where North Carolina Emergency Management will advance 75% of A&E costs while the county procures vendors for grouped RFQs.
BUNCOMBE COUNTY — Buncombe County staff told the committee that the county faces widespread post‑storm landslides and is piloting a federally‑aligned program to study and, where feasible, stabilize the worst‑affected slopes.
Bernad Walls of the county’s strategy and innovation team said maps from the U.S. Geological Survey overlaid with county parcel data identified roughly 2,000 landslides statewide and about 1,000 inside Buncombe County. Using those data, staff identified 55 slides that affected two or more parcels; of those, 25 meet FEMA’s preliminary criteria for funding an architectural and engineering (A&E) study to measure imminent risk and estimate stabilization costs.
The county said it is treating Grovemont as a test case. Staff reported they…
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