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Commission debates disaster invoices and approves generator payment tied to flood response
Summary
Finance staff reported progress on FEMA reimbursements (CAT A/B/C) and said available reimbursements should cover invoices; commissioners unanimously approved a $4,818.89 payment to Osborne Electric for an emergency generator after questions about mobilization, travel time and billing during Hurricane Helene response.
The Carter County Board of Commissioners received a detailed disaster-recovery update from Finance Director Carolyn Watson and approved several disaster-related payments and budget adjustments during its March meeting.
Watson told the board that debris removal (CAT A) is complete and that officials are finalizing data for several CAT B (emergency protective measures) projects. On longer CAT C projects for roads and bridges, FEMA and state inspectors are conducting weekly reviews. She said early indications suggest the county will "have enough money to cover all of those…
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