By Felicia Sonmez
At the event, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer said the funding is an “important first step” toward rebuilding after Helene. She recounted the pain the city and the region have experienced in recent months.
“I kind of can’t believe we’re here,” Manheimer said. “I just get a little teary thinking about it — all the time we stood in the wreckage and the dark. And it’s hard to believe it only happened a few months ago, that we’re here today talking about this kind of funding to help us rebuild.”
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