Fort Monmouth managed to open its doors to house Sandy victims in record time; however FEMA and residents needing the semi-permanent housing can't seem to get on the same page.
Thousands are still living in emergency evacuation shelters after the Super S torm Sandy blew through our communities and the question becomes where can the residents find permanent housing.
The first paperwork has been signed to start the official transfer of property on Fort Monmouth from the possession of the Army to the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority.
In the wake of Commvault's announced move from Oceanport to the Tinton Falls side of the former Fort Monmouth tract, a Lakewood company takes interest in the former Veterans' Administration outpatient clinic on Oceanport's portion of the property.
“The time for mourning is over, the time is for rebirth. “
That was the message Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian Burry gave an audience at the Monmouth Ocean Development Council during a presentation by the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) on the future for the decommissioned Army Base along with a guided bus tour of the base.