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Avery County holds first public hearing on CDBG-DR disaster-recovery funding availability

Avery County Board of Commissioners · January 6, 2026
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Summary

County staff held a required first public hearing to notify residents about Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding opportunities related to Hurricane Helene; no specific project has been selected and a second, more detailed hearing will be required before applications.

Avery County held its first required public hearing on Jan. 5 to notify the public about Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding available through the North Carolina Department of Commerce for counties affected by Hurricane Helene.

Michelle Bauer told the board the department of commerce has approximately $495,000,000…

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