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Asheville survey of nearly 6,900 residents finds overwhelming support to rebuild water and roads stronger
Summary
A city-commissioned survey of about 6,900 responses shows residents rate resilient infrastructure as the top recovery priority after Hurricane Helene, with housing stability, food security and economic recovery also rising; city staff stress the survey is a first, non-representative step and more engagement will follow.
Dawa Hitch, the city’s communications and public engagement director, told the Asheville City Council at a retreat presentation that nearly 6,900 people completed a recovery-priorities survey the city ran after Hurricane Helene.
"Ninety-six percent of participants identified strengthening infrastructure as essential or very important," Hitch said, summarizing the headline finding and noting the survey was framed using the National Community Survey format to measure importance. She said the outreach combined online and paper options, multilingual…
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