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Advisory Base Flood Elevations

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Hurricane Sandy

Months After Sandy, Insurance Still Not an Answer

Residents of Union Beach met with Rep. Frank Pallone on Tuesday to air grievances about insurance.

Randall Kidd’s story isn’t unique. A Union Beach resident, he’s faithfully paid into the National Flood Insurance Program for years, insuring his home against the kind of flood damage caused by Hurricane Sandy with a $217,000 policy he hoped would make him whole. After his home was destroyed by the late October storm, Kidd set about filling out the appropriate paperwork, meeting with adjusters who came in from out of state and waiting for the check to arrive so he could start to work. Finally, the check did come, but for $89,000, less than half of what contractors have told him it will cost to rebuild his home. In a crowded conference room at Union Beach’s municipal building, Kidd and other area residents met to find an answer, or at least…

Karl

2:29 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013

tom...They should be reported for very poor work...There is no such thing as an over inflating contractor if you agreed on a price.. You have some contractors out there that charge more than others, its up to you to decide if you want them to do your work. It has nothing to do with this storm...They just charge more....No one can tell another business how much they should charge their customers…   more ›

Friday, December 14, 2012

FEMA Flood Maps to Include Elevation Increase of One to Five Feet on Average

The Advisory Base Flood Elevations will be published Saturday morning. FEMA hosted a teleconference Friday to explain the motivation behind the reports.

UPDATE: New "Advisory Base Flood Elevations" are now posted to this interactive map. More resources are available on FEMA's ABFE page for New Jersey and New York. __________ New maps being released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Saturday will recommend that residents in flood zones in 10 counties and 194 communities throughout the state consider raising their homes anywhere between one and five feet on average, FEMA officials said Friday. The maps, part of the agency’s Advisory Base Flood Elevations, are being published online Saturday morning and will likely be used by communities to help establish standards during the rebuilding process following the destruction of Hurricane Sandy. Although the data used in the storm does not…

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Dozer Dave

6:42 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013

George I thought you were super rich?   more ›

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