Politics

Moffitt pushes bill to ease rebuilding regs post-Helene

Many businesses inundated by Hurricane Helene flooding remain closed more than six months after the catastrophic storm.

By Ray Gronberg, BusinessNC, Published: April 10, 2025

State Sen. Tim Moffitt, who lives atop Bearwallow Mountain above the hard-hit Hickory Nut Gorge, says if state officials want to exempt the reconstruction of Helene-damaged buildings from flood-protection rules, they also need to pursue parallel changes to the National Flood Insurance Program.