Residents debate new performing arts center as Asheville prepares Helene recovery blueprint

Asheville city staff are moving closer to presenting their disaster recovery plan to City Council after wrapping up their third and final listening session this week.

The action plan provides a blueprint for how the city will spend $225 million in Hurricane Helene recovery funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The biggest category in the city’s proposal is infrastructure, at $130 million. Then there are economic revitalization funds, which total about $50 million followed by housing at $29 million…

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