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New town manager uses MPA skills in Helene response | UNC-Chapel Hill

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Two months into his job as Mills River town manager, Matt McKirahan ’09 ’18 (MPA), experienced the unthinkable when Hurricane Helene hit the community. The day of the hurricane, no one could get into Mills River, as the nearby French Broad and Mills rivers had flooded highways and fallen trees blocked roads. Nothing like this had happened in the town before. McKirahan immediately stepped up to offer support to community members, working with eme…
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New town manager uses MPA skills in Helene response | UNC-Chapel Hill

Two months into his job as Mills River town manager, Matt McKirahan ’09 ’18 (MPA), experienced the unthinkable when Hurricane Helene hit the community. The day of the hurricane, no one could get into Mills River, as the nearby French Broad and Mills rivers had flooded highways and fallen trees blocked roads. Nothing like this had happened in the town before. McKirahan immediately stepped up to offer support to community members, working with eme…

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WNC Nature Center staff recount Helene response in their own words - The City of Asheville

As the WNC Nature Center officially reopens to the public, this video recounts, in their own words, how Nature Center staff experienced the response and challenges in the immediate aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene. The resiliency of the staff is matched only by the spirit and resiliency of the Western North Carolina community. The reopening of our Nature Center is not only a milestone in our recovery, it’s a milestone of hope. The people of As…

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