π¨#BREAKING: In a HORRIFYING admission from Asheville NC mayor, Esther Manheimer, out of the $225 MILLION DOLLARS promised for disaster recovery by Joe Bidenβ¦
β¦a grand total of $0 has been delivered to Western North Carolina
WHERE IS THE MONEY?!!! https://t.co/pwHUjrMufX
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Nearly 20% of businesses are still shut down and when businesses lose money, so does the city. From a local government perspective, the revenue loss is critical and we need it. Right now it's affecting this year's budget. Because of the current business environment, Asheville is facing a shortfall of about $18,000,000 this fiscal year, and the $225,000,000 in promised relief money from the legislature is still not flowing. Those funds are not yet in our community. That process takes a while and the fastest we could even expect to see those funds is this summer.
Speaker 0: Nearly 20% of businesses are still shut down and when businesses lose money. So does the city
Speaker 1: from a local government perspective, cities and counties that revenue loss piece is critical and we need it. So right now it's affecting this year's budget.
Speaker 0: Asheville Mayor Esther Mannheimer says because of Helene, Asheville is facing a shortfall of about $18,000,000 this fiscal year with the $225,000,000 in promised relief money from the legislature still not flowing.
Speaker 1: Those funds are not yet in our community. That process takes a while. Some say the fastest we could even expect to see those funds in our community would be this summer.
