Source: ROBESONIAN, 4/2/21

North Carolina has taken another step closer to having a comprehensive statewide flood mitigation plan. Sens. Danny Britt, R-Lumberton, and James Perry, R-Kinston, introduced into the Senate on Wednesday the Flood Resiliency and Prevention Act. “We are working on a framework for a comprehensive, strategic flood plan. Over the last 36 months, multiple stakeholder groups have offered valuable insights, research, and conversation on this topic. We are here today to shift gears on this effort. I have had enough conversation. I want to see tangible progress,” Britt said Wednesday.

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