Buncombe County struggles with debris removal

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1. Is there anything Buncombe county can figure out ?
   They want names of people in tents as if the public is lying.
   Go to Swannanoa exit off I-40 and start asking names. Unreal. Now struggle with debris…how about landfill. No wonder it's still a mess

2. It took many years for eastern NC to get rid of all the debris from the Hurricane Floyd flooding. Almost a decade in some places. Keep chipping at it, folks. And in the meantime, get used to the sight.

3. Get all the yahoos that were threatening FEMA to dirty their hands and clean the shyt up.

4. Some of these homes and buildings shouldn't be rebuilt.Including some of the roads, bridges and infrastructure.

5. Part of my ancestry is from Buncombe county. I am so sorry this has happened to all of you. I wish my body was in better condition so I could come and help in any way I could. Unfortunately, giving by donation is my only real option. I pray for y'all daily and hope that comfort and blessings may fall upon you.

6. Yes it's still your land but local officials should and will stand firm on no permit to rebuild in flooded areas unless elevated structures.

7. They need to clean up fast because hurricanes are going to get stronger and there is a chance as the years go on that such hurricanes will happen more frequently.

8. Like everything else in America, just leave it as is and move away from it.

9. Continuing to rebuild in the flood area makes no sense. Geologists are not evil conspirators.

10. North Carolina depends on tourism for jobs. Towns are begging for tourists to return and spend money. So rebuilding by businesses makes sense.

11. Going to need lots of chipper shredders, people to sort and run machines, and huge compost piles.

12. 4% of debris removal in 2 1/2 months. And the worst part, is that's the 2 1/2 months with MAXIMUM media attention and donations. Not to mention, in most cases, the easiest 4% to get to. "At this pace," Buncombe County will have disgusting debris scattered around for 5 to 6 years. But in reality, it will be 3 or 4 times that long, because the debris will be in harder and harder locations to reach, combined with less and less media coverage and donations. Simply put, Buncombe County for the next couple decades will look like someone sprinkled a landfill and a junkyard from the sky, combined, over the entire county. If you're not grasping that yet, you're not doing the math on this pathetic rate of recovery.

13. I hope and pray the new administration steps up and helps these people! It's been too long!!

14. earth, fights back.

15. I lost all an still sit with nothing. Lake lure only worried bout lost revenue. Nothing for peoole that lost all. I have nothing good to say

16. IT'S A BIG COUNTRY. MOVE.

17. I live in Burnsville. Don’t build in flood zone. This may happen again

18. Debris removal should be 24/7.With everyone participating saving receipts to get reimbursed.That's more important than supporting israel's welfare program….

19. Sweeten Creek Road Sunk.

20. 4%. Yipes. In 2.5 months. It's expensive, but…dang.

21. Only 4% of the debris has been removed ! 😮

22. What about all the other counties situation way worse!

23. Extend free permits to 2026!!

24. Elone give them a fee billions before you lose it in the stocks ho down.

25. Weather manipulation and Direct Energy are causing intentional Maximum Destruction with floods and wildfires

26. Where was FEMA BEFORE THE HURRICANE?? Why werent they here helping people prepare?? Or letting them know they were in grave danger??Why werent the dams repaired over the last 20 years?? Why were they not releasing water BEFORE the hurricane ?? Why are they more concerned with tourist destinations than they are about the people that live and died here?? This entire system of government has failed miserably!! But taxes are still being paid…

27. I have a large family in this county. Their homes up in the hills. 3 friends got killed when the trees crashed down on their head while sitting in their homes. Then the damage with so much destruction. I doubt if (though perhaps sincere) the new administration might try to help, with this damage and death will take years. Years, these people. Do not have! The best part how these friends get together yo help one another.

28. Always talking about tree debris but what about the garbage everywhere? shipping containers slammed up against bridge columns with traffic overhead? I don't even consider the cleanup started minus efforts by small business

29. I told rhem years ago,better put a backflow preventer,on the closet wasteline,,,oh the ruver will never get that high,see…plumbed slab of building originally, for my cousin,

30. There is a place on 64 in horse shoe area that was a thrift store that has crap piled everywhere. They were hoarders. Somebody needs to condemn that place and make them remove that crap on the side of the road.

31. I live here, you should change the title to " Buncombe county struggling with everything "

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