"The home builders association has fought every bill that has come before the General Assembly to try to improve life safety," said Kim Wooten, an engineer in the state who serves on the North Carolina Building Code Council, adding that Republicans "vote[d] for bills that line their pocketbooks and make home building cheap."
A report emphasizes that previous deregulations in North Carolina, facilitated by Republican lawmakers, significantly worsened the impact of Hurricane Helene, which has recorded at least 227 fatalities.
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have dismantled regulations on construction in flood-prone areas, leading to increased devastation from Hurricane Helene, the deadliest storm since Katrina.
Critics argue that the state GOP’s rollback of housing regulations, driven by real estate lobbies, left communities more vulnerable to the devastation caused by hurricanes.
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