The NCORR Disaster
From Where the Dogwood Blooms by Cassie Clark
February 4, 2026 · 58 min · Episode 54
About this episode
Cassie Clark interviews North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek about the challenges and mismanagement of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency following major hurricanes.
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…
People in this episode
Host: Cassie Clark
Guest: Dave Boliek
Topics covered
- disaster recovery
- government accountability
- North Carolina
- mismanagement
- community impact
- emergency response
Keywords
- NCORR
- disaster recovery
- Hurricanes Matthew
- Hurricanes Florence
- government response
- fund mismanagement
- community recovery
- leadership issues
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency
Places: North Carolina
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