Carter County Commission hears update on year of Helene recovery

Collaboratory maps Helene damage to speed recovery | UNC-Chapel Hill

After Hurricane Helene cut a destructive path through western North Carolina in September 2024, the North Carolina Collaboratory launched a project to provide spatial data to support disaster recovery and long-term resilience planning in the region. The project used high-resolution aerial photography and lidar, a laser-based technology that generates precise 3D models of terrain and structures, across 13 of the hardest-hit counties. “The high-re…

Carter County Commission hears update on year of Helene recovery

Sonya Shows of Schaus, LLC addressed the Carter County Commission on Tuesday evening to discuss the first year of recovery from Hurricane Helene. She went over many of the unique factors of the storm that required adjustments in the way FEMA normally handles reimbursements from hurricane recovery expenses.