Nine months after Hurricane Florence, the tiny town of Trenton, N.C., is still struggling to rebuild as a new hurricane season begins.
counts 45 storm-related deaths. In Jones County, numerous water rescues were performed as the Trent River overflowed its banks at record levels.
Town Clerk Glenn Spivey, who's married to the mayor, fears that as many as half the town's flooded homes could qualify for a government buyout that would preclude rebuilding on the land. Standing on bare subflooring with building supplies stacked against the walls of his house, Glenn Spivey said that because he and his wife had flood insurance, they got checks quickly from their insurer. But finding contractors proved much more difficult.Construction workers have gravitated to bigger towns and cities, he said, owing to a combination of deeper pockets, larger populations and more news coverage.
"The more word you can get out, the better off you are, especially when it comes to financial resources," said Scott Murphy, who leads MX Network, a local Christian charity repairing homes and businesses."Getting the money to rebuild is really important."
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