HUD chief rails against Asheville DEI in Helene relief plan
HUD Secretary Turner denounces Asheville draft plans that tie disaster relief funds to diversity criteria, saying DEI is dead at HUD and funding will go only to compliant programs. He notes $225 million in CDBG Disaster Recovery funds and vows funding only to entities meeting President Trump’s executive orders.
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Hendersonville faces housing plan near Mud Creek floodplain
Council weighs a mixed use apartment project near Mud Creek in a floodplain south gateway. The plan raises five to six feet to stay above 100 year flood level and includes underground stormwater detention and water quality tanks. Developers offer land donation for flood mitigation and promise high tree and shrub planting. The planning board narrowly recommends denial 3 2 citing flood risk and Helene tragedy.
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Hendersonville
John Kinnaird
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Storm Tech
Jennifer Hensley
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