Rep. Chris Humphrey (R-Lenoir) is part of a bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers joining the American Flood Coalition — a nationwide effort to find solutions to flooding. | Photo Courtesy of Rep. Chris Humphrey
Rep. Chris Humphrey (R-Lenoir) is part of a bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers joining the American Flood Coalition — a nationwide effort to find solutions to flooding. | Photo Courtesy of Rep. Chris Humphrey
A bipartisan group of state House lawmakers joined a national effort to find solutions to address frequent flooding, intense storms and rising sea levels.
"Today marks a historic opportunity, four years after the landfall of Hurricane Matthew on our coast, to redouble North Carolina’s ongoing commitment to protecting vulnerable lives and infrastructure from severe flooding,” House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) said in an American Flood Coalition release, which spearheads the initiative.
The 15 North Carolina lawmakers joined a nationwide alliance of more than 200 elected leaders, military officials, municipalities and civic organizations, the American Flood Coalition said in a release.
"Their membership signals a shared bipartisan commitment to strengthening North Carolina's infrastructure, protecting property value, safeguarding taxpayer dollars, and saving lives," said the release.
Rep. Chris Humphrey (R-Lenoir), one of the members of the North Carolina team, supported state lawmakers' position to join the nationwide coalition.
In a WNCT 9 Oct. 13 article, Humphrey said that industries, such as farming, along the East Coast, including in North Carolina, need solutions because economics and other factors prevent them from moving to a new location.
"Being in an economically depressed area like ours, you just can't up and move to Raleigh or Charlotte or one of the big cities and hope to find a job," Humphrey said, WNCT 9 reported, "it's not that easy, it's expensive, and insurance doesn't cover everything and that's the sad part about it."
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