Attorney General Jeff Jackson visited Fayetteville yesterday to highlight the $15.4 million the city is losing after FEMA cut more than $200 million in disaster prevention projects in North Carolina. Fayetteville had been awarded funds to replace four bridges on Russell and Person streets so they can better withstand flooding and to improve the streambank along Blounts Creek to mitigate flooding and prevent flood damage to households and businesses along the creek.

“Preventing our roads, bridges, and homes from flooding is not a partisan issue – it’s just a commonsense solution to keep our infrastructure intact when storms hit,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “This project is an example of how much work local governments are putting in to helping restore and strengthen their communities, only to have FEMA cancel their grants without warning. We’re fighting to win that money back.”