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Hurricane Helene Recovery Funding

The county is spending $1.5 million from the Helene Bond on roads FEMA won't reimburse — ones damaged by detour traffic, debris-clearing trucks, and erosion that only showed up after FEMA's first look. This gets those roads fixed but draws down the disaster bond fund.

10 mentionsLast discussed Sep 21, 2026

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One-Year Moratorium on AI Data Centers and Crypto Mining

The county hit pause on AI data centers and crypto mining for a year to study how these power-hungry facilities would affect the environment, electric grid, water and infrastructure. With data centers looking at rural Tennessee land, this decides whether they can locate here in the near term.

2 mentionsLast discussed Aug 17, 2026