Hurricane recovery, rising health costs shape Beech Mountain's fiscal plan

BEECH MOUNTAIN — Town officials presented the first draft of the town's budget at an April 17 workshop, amid significant uncertainty about Hurricane Helene recovery funds and rising employee health care costs. Town Manager Bob Pudney described it as a "vanilla budget" due to several unknown factors that will affect the final version. The most significant concern is uncertainty about Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursements for the $27 million in hurricane damage and repairs.

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