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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Hurricane Sandy
State Submits $1.8 Billion Sandy Aid Spending Plan
The portion of the more than $60 billion aid package will be used to fund development block grants.
An action plan that outlines how New Jersey will spend $1.8 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief aid was submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for review Thursday. The aid will be used for Community Development Block Grants, which are designed to help homeowners, renters, business owners and communities still rebuilding following the late October storm. According to a release, the Action Plan focuses primarily on the nine counties most affected by the storm, including Monmouth, Ocean, Cape May, and Atlantic Counties. The grant funding is expected to assist approximately 26,000 homeowners, more than 5,000 renters, and more than 10,000 businesses, as well as local municipalities. Among the expenditures are $600 …
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Hurricane Sandy
UPDATE: Christie Predicts FEMA Will Scale Back Flood Maps
Governor provides update on rebuilding, with focus on flood maps and Blue Acres buyout, and plenty of anecdotes
Gov. Chris Christie predicted the Federal Emergency Management Agency will scale back tough new flood maps it issued last December, according to news reports. Those maps place many more properties in flood zones, requiring many of them to be elevated if their owners don't want to see flood insurance rates soar, according to reports. The initial FEMA flood maps, which could create thousands more in insurance premiums and have residents raising their houses feet off the ground, are "too aggressive," said Gov. Christie at Thursday's town hall meeting. He was addressing a packed crowd of officials and residents in the Hurricane Sandy damaged town of Manasquan, and Christie returned to the complicated and controversial topic of what would …
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Friday, February 8, 2013
Home Buyouts in Flooded Areas Not Off the Table
Gov. Christie said home buyouts are a possibility, but that he's leaving the decision to individual towns to make.
State-funded buyouts of homes in flood-prone neighborhoods ravaged by Hurricane Sandy is a possibility, Gov. Christie said this week. However, when it comes to a final decision, it’s one he hopes the residents will make. In Sea Bright, Christie was joined Thursday afternoon by U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan to discuss the allocation of $1.8 billion that will be used to fund Community Development Block grants, or CDBGs. Though that money will be focused on rebuilding homes and small businesses, future HUD allocations could be used for residential buyouts. It’s not something he’d like to see, Christie said, but if a community finds that it’s the best option for their future, it will have to be considered. “I …
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tom nemec
12:14 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013
Many of the homes that i saw that fell apart from the storm already had weak deteriorating foundations and rotting sills and wall studs. more ›
Hurricane Sandy
Christie Signs Order Demanding Sandy Aid Transparency
The order directs the State comptroller to conduct independent review of contracts and provides transparency measures over expenditures.
An executive order signed by Gov. Chris Christie Friday aims to put key review and reporting initiatives in place to ensure that distribution of Hurricane Sandy relief funds is done in an accountable and transparent matter. The order, No. 125, directs the Office of the State Comptroller to conduct an independent, legal review of the procurement process for state contracts using federal reconstruction aid, according to a release. Each of the state's departments dealing with the distribution of federal aid will designate an "Accountability Officer" to work with the Comptroller's Office and the Governor's Office of Recovery and Rebuilding. The order also requires that contracts approved with the state be made accessible to the public through …
Karen M
1:55 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
They , meaning the government aren't going to grandfather anything. You are SOL pretty much. If you didn't sustain the 50 percent then you technically don't have to, but the problem with that is you must check your elevation on the map to see if its changed, because if it has they will want you to go up. Also, you would be better off getting to the 50 percent if you have flood ins because then at… more ›
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Hurricane Sandy
Video: HUD Secretary Joins Gov. Christie in Promise to Deliver Aid
The governor was joined by Shaun Donovan in Sea Bright Thursday afternoon.
The $1.8 billion recently allocated for use in Community Development Block Grants, or CDBGs, will be used primarily to help residents and small businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy recover, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan said Thursday afternoon. Joined by Gov. Chris Christie in Sea Bright, Donovan said the funding is the first chunk of approximately $16 billion that will help homeowners along the East Coast rebuild, filling the gaps between aid provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and loans issued by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The grant funding is part of the more than $50 billion aid package approved by Congress less than a month ago. With storms like Sandy, known, …
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Hurricane Sandy
Christie Stands Firm on FEMA Flood Maps
Christie decision to adopt FEMA's advisory flood maps will have a dramatic impact on coastal towns, but he's not backing down.
Gov. Chris Christie is adamant about his decision to adopt the Federal Emergency Management’s (FEMA) advisory flood maps. And while that decision will have a significant, and costly, impact on many of New Jersey’s shore towns, it’s a necessary step to ensure their survival, he said. Speaking at a mobile cabinet meeting in Union Beach nearly two weeks after announcing his decision to rebuild using the advisory flood maps as a guide, Christie said it was a difficult choice, but one he had to make. Even amidst opposition as shore towns and residents voice their objections to the maps and their expanded flood-prone A and V Zones, Christie’s not backing down. Whether towns and residents rebuild smarter and higher, or face the risk and high cost…
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Sal Sorce
10:51 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
When we built our summer home in Surf City, it was a result of doing a comprehensive study on what to build ... a raised ranch at 9 feet above grade on huge set of pilings on North 2nd street, we did not have any damage, a very minor amount of water in the ground level garage ... cleaned up in about an hour ... what folks must understand, many if not all townships have been bought and operated by… more ›
Mobile Cabinet Brings Answers Directly to Residents
Mobile cabinets bring high-ranking officials with various state agencies to towns to answer questions posed by residents.
Questions. Answers. Between the two is an ever-growing divide for residents looking to rebuild after being devastated by Hurricane Sandy. At a mobile cabinet meeting in Union Beach Tuesday, state officials with various agencies and departments attempted to bridge the gap by offering residents the opportunity to ask them questions, face-to-face, and hear answers that have so often eluded them since the late October storm. The idea, developed by Gov. Chris Christie’s administration and an extension of the governor’s early promise to cut through red tape, calls on high-ranking officials to serve the public at a local level. Held in Union Beach Fire Hose Company #1’s meeting room, residents were able to take their numerous questions directly …
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Christie on Delays in Sandy Aid: 'Please Be Patient'
Plans are being formulated at the state level for how to spend Hurricane Sandy relief aid, but the money hasn't come in yet.
The state is developing plans for how and where to best allocate Hurricane Sandy relief aid, writing proposals for putting together lists for its various relevant agencies, from Housing and Urban Development to the Department of Transportation. The money will come, Gov. Chris Christie told a crowd in Union Beach Tuesday, and it will be used to rebuild New Jersey and get residents back into their hurricane-ravaged homes. Be patient, he said. The check hasn't been written yet. Christie joined other local legislators in celebration after a $50.7 billion hurricane relief bill passed in a contentious U.S. House of Representatives in January before heading off to the U.S. Senate for approval and finally to President Barack Obama’s desk for a …
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MrDoughnut
6:25 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
The state and the feds need money. The unemployment fund became a petty cash dream come true for solving budget problems did they not. The pensions and high salaries required robbing Peter to pay Paul. Our jobs were outsourced while the visa workers had a field day causing displacement of American workers. Now the politicians have little revenue for other needs an that is why they tell you to … more ›
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Christie To Make Announcement On Flood Map Regulations
Governor will hold press conference in Seaside Heights Thursday to address concerns
Gov. Chris Christie will make what some believe is a "major announcement" on hurricane flood map regulations Thursday. Christie will appear at 3 p.m. at the Seaside Heights Fire Department at the Main Fire Bay at 116 Sherman Avenue in Seaside Heights. Christie chose a town that has seen the worst of the wind and flooding damage as a result of the October superstorm. But the new flooding map designs have become the biggest source of contention for long-term homeowners who are fearing that they'll either have to put their houses on stilts, or move out entirely. For instance, the Point Pleasant Boro mayor, council and Sandy-flooded residents are objecting to sections of a FEMA advisory map that puts them in a "V Zone" that calls for more …
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re-tired
9:04 am on Saturday, March 23, 2013
He`s only worried about getting his sausage sandwich and pizza on the boardwalk while the rest of us are on the endless fema merry-go-round . more ›