About this episode
Cassie sits down with North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek to talk plainly about the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency — why it was created, and why so many North Carolinians were left frustrated and waiting.
They walk through NCORR’s beginnings after Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, when people needed help fast and trusted the state to get it right. Instead, there were leadership shakeups, expensive mistakes, and a sweeping audit that raised some hard questions.
Cassie and Auditor Boliek dig into what went wrong — from misused funds to a botched software rollout and a recovery system that moved far too slowly for families who had already lost so much. They also zoom out and talk about the bigger picture: what disaster recovery should look like in North Carolina, why local knowledge matters, why a coordinated state response is critical, and what has to change so we don’t repeat these same mistakes the next time a storm hits.
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:03 Background on NCOR
02:12 Creation and Leadership of NCOR
03:33 NCOR's Purpose and Responsibilities
08:09 Challenges and Mismanagement
14:38 Accounting Issues and Contractor Relations
27:36 Future Recommendations and State Collaboration
29:12 The Importance of Long-Term Disaster Planning
31:03 Firsthand Accounts of Disaster Impact
31:52 Human Cost and Accountability in Disaster Recovery
32:33 Tracking and Accountability of Disaster Funds
33:28 Challenges in Long-Term Recovery
38:12 Unified Approach to Disaster Recovery
51:38 Role of Local Knowledge in Disaster Response
55:31 Ensuring Effective Use of Disaster Funds
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