After Helene: When the math don’t math
When the math don’t math Dennis Aldridge serves Avery County, North Carolina — a mountain community devastated by Hurricane Helene in 2024. More than eighteen months later, he is still confronting a $57 million recovery bill on a $42 million annual budget. Through the American Flood Coalition’s WNC Recovery & Resilience Partnership, Avery County is […]
Mayor Paul Shewmaker Builds Flood Resilience in Simpsonville South Carolina
How Stronger Standards, a Dedicated Fund, and Smart Partnerships Are Reducing Flood Risk in the Upstate When Mayor Paul Shewmaker took office, Simpsonville, South Carolina, had roughly 23,000 residents; today it is approaching 30,000. While that growth brings opportunity, it also brings risk. Simpsonville’s risk profile is classic for inland South Carolina: no major river, […]