NC House of Representatives Approve Additional $700M to Support Helene Recovery Efforts
- On Thursday, North Carolina's House and Senate approved a $500 million new state fund plus redirected federal money for Hurricane Helene relief.
- The approval came after weeks of disagreement over budget inclusion, with Senate GOP wanting Helene funding tied to the broader budget and House preferring a separate bill.
- Helene caused extensive damage, including snapped water pipes in Swannanoa, a crevasse blocking marina docks, and outages affecting 10,000 customers with some residents lacking water nearly two months.
- Dunedin Marina reopened eight months after closure but still lacks full electrical power and requires $10 million in repairs, while officials plan construction on a reinforced pipeline starting January 2026.
- The relief funding and federal grants aim to support long-term infrastructure fixes and rebuilding efforts, though local leaders warn Helene's effects will persist for many years.
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NC House of Representatives approve additional $700M to support Helene recovery efforts
By Deanna Sipe Click here for updates on this story RALEGH, North Carolina (WLOS) — The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a spending plan to invest an additional $700 million to support Helene recovery efforts across western North Carolina. Adding this round of funding to the previous amount of $1.4 billion brings the total
Dunedin Marina reopens, but work still remains
It's been eight months since Hurricane Helene forced the closure of the Dunedin Marina.Repairs are still underway, but the marina is finally open."Generation by generation, we've worked very hard to keep it the quaint marina that it is right now, and we're going to do that in the future too," Jennifer Bramley, Dunedin city manager, said. "We're still going to support the nostalgia of the marina, the quaintness of the marina, if you will, and, yo…
Revealed: Fear of extremists forced emergency workers to flee a rural disaster zone
Late one night last October, at a church in a remote corner of Yancey County, North Carolina, government emergency medical workers participating in the response to Hurricane Helene gathered medications, records, laptops and radios, threw them into backpacks — and abandoned their field clinic.More than two weeks after the massive storm ravaged the region, roads were badly damaged. Led by an ambulance, side lights illuminating the winding two-lane…
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