CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County has decided to purchase two homes in northwest Charlotte that were severely damaged by Hurricane Helene.
[ They were forced out of their homes by flooding. Mecklenburg County could buy them out. ]
The decision to buy the homes was made unanimously by county officials under the ‘Quick Buy Program,’ which offers the current market value plus an additional 7% for properties.
One of the homes, located on Riverside Drive, was purchased for just over $70,000, while the other, on Beagle Club Road, was acquired for approximately $59,000. County leaders have indicated that the homes will either be demolished or repurposed for training exercises by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and Charlotte Fire Department.
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