Disaster Recovery
North Carolina was recently devastated by Hurricane Helene, and has had an overwhelming wildfire season. The fact that our state has never fully recovered from previous hurricanes means that our resources have been spread thin and backlogged. It is time to rethink how we approach disaster recovery.
Here's what North Carolina needs to do to get back on track with disaster recovery:
- Complete the reconstruction of the remaining homes damaged by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence without further dela
- Dissolve the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), also known as ReBuild NC
- Ensure that the newly created Division of Community Revitalization (DCR) does not mimic NCORR’s organizational structure or action plans, and require annual audits of their activities
- DCR should be a lean organization tasked primarily with contracting rebuilding efforts with private organizations that have proven track records in disaster recovery