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Committee approves resolution to appropriate funds to local nonprofits for Hurricane Helene flood response

Sevier County Board of Commissioners Budget Committee · March 1, 2026

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Summary

Sevier County’s Budget Committee approved Resolution 2024-10-XX on Oct. 10 to appropriate funds to Mountain Ways and Mountain Touch for response to flooding from Hurricane Helene; officials said the county is coordinating with TVA and state agencies and has been declared a state disaster area.

Sevier County’s Budget Committee on Oct. 10 approved a resolution to appropriate funds to two local nonprofits to support response efforts following flooding from Hurricane Helene.

Mayor Larry Waters presented Resolution 2024-10-XX, which would appropriate funds to Mountain Ways and Mountain Touch. Waters and Vice Mayor Bryan McCarter described coordination with the Tennessee Valley Authority and state agencies on cleanup efforts at Douglas Lake and noted that Sevier County has been declared a disaster area by the State of Tennessee. Commissioner Ronnie Whaley moved to approve the resolution; Commissioner Kent Woods seconded. The committee approved the motion unanimously.

The committee did not state the appropriation amount in the meeting record. The resolution and related funding will proceed to the full Board of Commissioners for final action on Oct. 21, 2024.