State leaders asks for community imput on how to spend Helene relief grant

Yancey County after Helene An elementary school in western North Carolina has been transformed into a shelter for survivors of Helene. It’s set up in hard-hit Yancey County and gives a temporary home to those who don’t have one anymore.

By WSOCTV.com News Staff

HICKORY, N.C. — State leaders want to hear from you on how to spend a billion-dollar Helene relief grant, according to the Hickory Record.

The public is invited to provide input on how the funds should address housing and infrastructure recovery efforts.

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The forum will be held on Thursday at the Western Piedmont Council of Governments’ Office.

It is expected to begin at 1:30 p.m.

There will also be future meetings like this one held in Charlotte, as well as Boone.

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