FEMA Again Denies Disaster Relief For Asheville

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied North Carolina’s latest request for a 180-day extension of the 100% cost match for eligible Tropical Storm Helene recovery expenses. In a letter to North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, FEMA’s acting administrator David Richardson said the extension was “not warranted” based on a “careful and thorough review.”

In April, the agency first denied the state’s request under then-acting administrator Cameron Hamilton. Stein appealed the decision.

In January, President Donald Trump visited Western North Carolina and said “the days of betrayal and neglect are over” for a region still reeling amid unprecedented devastation. During a press conference in Swannanoa, Trump said he might eliminate FEMA and accused Biden of failing the people of North Carolina after the storm.

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