ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville’s $30 million in federal disaster recovery funding remains set aside for flood-damaged commercial districts, but businesses and nonprofit organizations hoping for assistance still don’t know when the money will become available.
City officials confirmed this week that no decisions have been made about how to spend the money and none of it has been redirected away from commercial areas along the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers.
The clarification comes after representatives of the River Arts District raised concerns during Tuesday’s City Council meeting about the future of the funding and whether nonprofit organizations would have a chance to apply for it…