The Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery has called Emergency Management Director Will Ray and GROW NC Director Matt Calabria to testify Wednesday, July 30 at 9 a.m.

Members will question Ray about debris removal in Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and findings from a State Auditor’s report about salaries at a relief site. He is also expected to address Emergency Management’s preparedness for future storms. Calabria will be available to answer further questions about the recovery as needed.

This will be the subcommittee’s fourth hearing on Helene recovery.

“Helping Western North Carolina remains our top priority,” Co-Chair Karl Gillespie (R-Macon). “We’re looking for a progress report on how our people and our communities are rebuilding. We have to make sure everything is being done the right way.”