ASHEVILLE – The Federal Emergency Management Agency released another $33 million for Tropical Storm Helene recovery projects in Western North Carolina, bringing the total public assistance funds to over $1 billion, the agency recently announced.

The FEMA grants obligated to communities includes $1.3 million for permanent repairs to the Bee Tree Dam in Swannanoa, part of Asheville’s municipal water supply, according to a news release from Sen. Ted Budd’s office on Dec. 5. The largest sum in this round of funding is $7.7 million allocated to help rebuild the historic Asheville Municipal Golf Course, designed by Hall of Fame golf architect Donald Ross.

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