Gerard Albert III
Rural Communities Reporter at Blue Ridge Public Radio
Reporter covering Rural Communities in Western North Carolina for @BlueRidgePublic and @Report4America Read my work: https://t.co/oKbK0nL1vh
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2 days ago |
bpr.org | Gerard Albert III
Appearing on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” this week, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein made the appeal for viewers to visit Western North Carolina as the region rebuilds after Hurricane Helene. Stein encouraged visitors to spend time and money in Western North Carolina – noting Colbert’s love of fishing in the area. “Everybody should go to Western North Carolina this summer. You're gonna absolutely love it.
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3 days ago |
bpr.org | Gerard Albert III
The state agency that oversees drinking water quality will soon ask the federal government for money to make water treatment plants in Western North Carolina more resilient to natural disasters like Hurricane Helene. During a visit last week to the North Fork Water Treatment Plant in Black Mountain, NC Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Reid Wilson toured the facility, which is being aided by turbidity reduction machines from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
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1 week ago |
bpr.org | Gerard Albert III
Raises for firefighters were top of mind for residents who spoke at Asheville’s budget hearing Tuesday. Discussion of the city’s budget only attracted six speakers during the public comment period – most of whom pushed the city to pass a budget with raises for the fire department.
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2 weeks ago |
bpr.org | Gerard Albert III
Gov. Josh Stein’s request for full federal reimbursement on Helene debris removal costs has been denied by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Stein made the request in April after FEMA announced they would not be reimbursing 100% of state costs to remove debris – a cost of anywhere from $1 to $2 billion. The federal agency will instead by reimbursing only 90% of that money, leaving the state on the hook for an estimated $200 million, according to Stein.
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2 weeks ago |
bpr.org | Gerard Albert III
There’s no property tax increase planned, for the fourth year in a row, in Henderson County. Despite the economic burden from Hurricane Helene on local governments, commissioners say they won’t raise taxes on property owners. The county is one of the only in Western North Carolina not considering a tax hike for the coming fiscal year.
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