A new state audit is raising questions about the cost of North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene response, finding the state spent more than $111 million on base camps operated by a Texas-based disaster response contractor.
State Auditor Dave Boliek said the camps cost taxpayers more than $500,000 per day during the seven months they were in operation.
The audit found a single bed cost about $800 and the average meal was priced at more than $41.
It also concluded that key performance metrics were missing, making it difficult to evaluate whether the state received adequate value for the money spent.
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