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DKos Asheville Open Thread: Snow days [1]
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Date: 2025-01-11
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We were supposed to get 3-6’ of snow through last night for the first time in several years. I’m north of Asheville and got 1”. It was the same with several people I talked to. Disappointed and relieved. It’s beautiful, but with minimal trouble, just perfect.
FEMA has extended the move-out date for its first round of eligibility review from Sunday, Jan. 12, to Tuesday, Jan. 14.
According to a release, FEMA activated the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) Program at the state's request after Hurricane Helene. The program mandates that individuals and families receiving assistance be "periodically reviewed for continued need and eligibility."
FEMA EXTENDS TRANSITIONAL SHELTERING ASSISTANCE STAYS FOR 24 HOURS DUE TO WEATHER
The release said the first round of eligibility reviews for continued housing assistance is complete. If occupants are no longer eligible for the TSA program, they will begin receiving aid on Jan. 3.
These occupants were initially told that they would need to vacate no later than Jan. 11.
The release said that due to the winter weather currently affecting the Western North Carolina region, the move-outs scheduled for Jan. 11 were extended until Jan. 12.
The state health agency finally released a list of storm-related fatalities this week, more than three months after Tropical Storm Helene, but it includes a woman who died of breast cancer and other inconsistencies that conflict with the agency’s own records.
For months, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) denied public records requests from Asheville Watchdog and other media outlets for information about the deceased. Death certificates, autopsy reports and related documents are public records in North Carolina, but agency spokesmen said officials were waiting until the death investigations were complete.
On Jan. 6, DHHS sent a list to the media, but it contained names only — no ages, circumstances or causes of death, or even a county where each person lived or died.
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