Buncombe County Moves Forward on Multi-Million Dollar Storm Recovery Grants for Commercial Districts
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-05-19T17:00:44.962Z
Business
Buncombe County -- May 19, 2026: The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will hold its first formal public hearing Tuesday evening on a sweeping federal disaster recovery proposal aimed at pumping millions of dollars into storm-damaged commercial corridors.
Buncombe County -- May 19, 2026: The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will hold its first formal public hearing Tuesday evening on a sweeping federal disaster recovery proposal aimed at pumping millions of dollars into storm-damaged commercial corridors.The county is eye-marking a share of the state’s new $111 million Commercial District Revitalization (CDR) program. Funded through federal Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) dollars, the competitive grant program