Gov. Chris Christie has announced a $1.5 million public assistance project to reimburse the town of Lavallette for emergency measures necessitated by Hurricane Sandy.
Governor Christie won't be waiting for FEMA to release the final Flood Base Elevation maps, instead saying he will make the decision on the state's flood maps.
After Saturday, folks in Bay Head and vicinity needing aid or advice from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will point themselves toward Brick or Belmar.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is extending its Transitional Sheltering Assistance program (TSA) in New Jersey for another two weeks as the housing needs continue to dwindle following Superstorm Sandy.
They say hindsight is 20/20, and for every Jersey Shore resident and business owner who seeks to rebuild three words keep popping up in conversation: stronger, safer, and smarter.
On Saturday, January 12, Brick Township residents whose homes were ravaged by Superstorm Sandy can head to a Sandy Information Fair to gain much needed knowledge about the rebuilding process.
With forty mobile homes (with another ten on the way) awaiting deployment and around forty five units in Fort Monmouth ready for move in, FEMA and the New Jersey Division of Community Affairs are getting options ready if Sandy victims find themselves without a place to live.