Governor McCrory met with members of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation this week at the Emergency Operations Center to discuss the importance of our state and federal partnership as we begin to recover from Hurricane Matthew. Those impacted by Hurricane Matthew can learn more information about recovery resources, disaster assistance, storm cleanup and how to help people throughout North Carolina by clicking here.
The week’s meeting focused around the severity of the storm, the actions taken by the state to date and future recovery efforts.
More than 1,000 FEMA representatives are currently in North Carolina helping with the recovery efforts.
Governor McCrory said that the state’s top priorities in the recovery continue to be:
*Raising money for those in need through the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Matthew, particularly to help repair and rebuild permanent housing;
*Getting people out of shelters and back home, or into temporary housing as soon as possible;
*Reopening and rebuilding roads, bridges, rail and water lines as fast and safe as possible;
*Implementing a comprehensive strategy for how to rebuild sustainable towns and communities;
*Assessing the storm’s financial impact on agriculture, small business, commercial fisherman and other industries to develop an economic recovery plan of action;
*Implementing a plan for any needed legislative action for additional relief funding.
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