Toms River politicians haven't done much to get a share of the money. TR was hardest hit, from Ortley Beach to mainland neighborhoods along the bay, but I guess we homeowners and taxpayers will cover more of the township's bill.

This is news, yes, but why is it "breaking news"?

What happened in Middletown that they got so much aid?

Wow! A big $52,000 to Toms Rever! Does anyone know why we received so little so far?

Middletown? Middletown? Are you kidding me? Where are our town leaders and what are they doing to get what is needed in the Brick and Toms River areas that were so badly hit? Shame on you politicians!

what about neptune? why did they go so much? didn't even hear they had any damage!

Middletown includes the Bayshore area and Neptune includes Shark River. All hard hit.

The grifter-in-chief at Brick Utilities sure knows how to grab some dough, more than Brick Twp. and Toms River Township.

Was not aware of any widespread damage in Manalapan, which is about 25 miles inland from the coastline. Did I miss something?

Barely any of the ocean county towns got money. Especislly the towns thst desperately need it. Bayhead gets $750.00 to their bd of ed? Really? Whst about bayville? Its not even on the list. Seaside oark and lavallette gets much less than others with tons less damage? Just show us this money is more political than anything. Unreal....

Now you are going to start to realize why putting yourself another 50 BILLION in debt , is only going to hurt you, not help you.

4 million to Middletown And Manalapan ?????

1.3 million to BTMUA ??????

Let me know when each of you are made whole or when the the dollar becomes worthless. Whatever comes first.

Union Beach has been considered ground zero, I really hope we see a lot more than what we've received so far. People are being forced to bulldoze their houses and most of us are being told we have to elevate our houses but are receiving any help to do so. What part of the Bayshore does Middletown cover? It's sure not Union Beach!!!

Correction: AREN'T receiving any help.

Please take note that this was as of last week 1/18 from the initial 9.5 billion. Some areas weren't yet ready or have a plan in place. Middletown did. I'm sure these numbers will change with this additional 60 billion package and go to the barrier islands and elsewhere now that they are becoming accessible.

Middletown hasnt done crap for the residents who are still trying to pay to get debris removed because the town REFUSES to pay for the pick up and they get the most???....something is NOT right here...we still have a park that needs trees to be cleaned up in...about 50 to be exact near a swingset that little kids play near it...Mayor told me to my face it;s not a road so will be done at a later date...he is gonna get another visit from me (Mayor)

Ortley Beach was Ground Zero, and its sand and water washed onto the mainland in Silverton (Toms River). By the way, Union Beach is a town separate from Middletown. We're all suffering, to one degree or another.

This high home elevation and high flood insurance premium scheme is just a money-grab to bail out FEMA from the Katrina mess.

51 grand for TR, you gotta be kidding! It cost that much to clean up my street!!

Where is this money going within each of these communities? That is what I'd like to know.

I'm sure most monies will end in the politicians pockets as usual.

Why does the goverment go after the insurers like Liberty Mutual. We pay them for protection from floods and storms. When then to weather is nice they still get paid. When we have issues like Sandy all they say is this in s not covered and thenj is not covered.
Since when is a attached gararge not part of the house? Since when is an attached deck not part of a house? We pay our taxes based upon them being part of the house.
I now read all my policies from cover to cover!

Its saying the towns ... But what about the people? How & what are they going to do to get the money to the people? who getting to determine who is getting what?
From what I understand Ortley beach, parts of brick ( on Rt 35 & other areas) Point bay head etc... FEMA will not cover bcz they are second homes .... that BS if your paying your taxes on it... same as second cars

So, can anyone explain why Point Pleasant Beach isn't on the list at all?

Call and ask your town, ask your state Reps - if you see something, say something. The silent majority gets what it asks for... Those figs are mind-blowing

Didn't Obama stand on the shore a few days after Sandy and say "no red tape". I didn't suffer any damage to my home but anyone near water did. These people need help now not later. Where is all the 12/12/12 concert money? Sea Bright is still a wreck.

You should be complaining to your Congressmen but when you have congressmen that cover from ocean to the Delaware, you see the level of support you get. You can fix it but you'll have to make some noise. Http://www.boldtruth.com

When the smoke and BS clear, it would be great to see this chart. And please "Patch", include ALL of the other states and entities who got money from this bill across ALL of these great United States, no exceptions!

Yes, and also what those other states used their money for. All of those who expect the $60 million in New Jersey are dreaming. I would like to see the percent going to NJ for just storm relief, and what percent is going elsewhere for those special projects of senators and congressmen and to promote the political agenda of the president. That is where the real problem is and that is one of the reasons it took so long to approve the bill. So you need to look at the reason for the delay, and that was because of "pork" that was included in this bill. So report the percent we received of that $60,000,000 for storm relief in NJ.
Marilyn

Where is Seaside Heights

I'm still trying to figure out what the flood insurance is going to do to us. We bought our house in OC 2 months before the storm and we were in zone A07. Now, they've moved us into a V zone. Why should we have to pay some ridiculous amount for flood insurance? We probably won't be able to afford the house after they do this, and we haven't even stayed in it yet!!!

Manalapan? Almost 2M? Really?

Where did all the money go that was raised for from the Bruce 12-12-12 concert and other concerts. Show us a spread sheet please .the only people who are helping make a difference are the people themselves helping your neighbors and towns Help your own county before you donate to other country's Donate Money to the hardest hit in your town buy them what they need other wise it never gets to the ones who need it the most to many CROOKS

Wake up and start voting. Vote out all the dead wood in government who don't work for the people, but are more interested in ear marks. Vote out local government who want the seat but do nothing when they get there. Show up at your town meetings and protest the overtime that stations police officers at road construction areas where they either sit in their cars, or are outside the cars talking on their cellphones, not directing traffic, question why overtime for our public works employees includes one or two guys raking up debris while 7 others watch them. Money is being wasted daily when it could be helping our neighbors who have lost so much.

Why does Howell which is not on the coast get so much and Belmar zero?

Sorry Debbie T if u can enjoy it this summer no matter what the Jersey shore is a club and once u are a member to are a lifer . I hope u can do that this summer and u had very little damage so you can make it happen. Go on with your summer home . A lot can change in the next year or two and if it does't we all will be leaving the. Jersey shore and the state of New Jersey wii never be the same . The shore brings into much money for the state. Good luck

Debbie T., I'm so sorry that happened to you. It really stinks. I feel so bad for you and for all the other storm victims I have heard about with similar stories. Be patient and smart. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail and help will be on its way to you soon.

Remember that during the first week after the storm, Toms River's congressman, the esteemed Jon Runyan, spent more time complaining that Burlington County (his other district) hadn't been named a disaster area than he did helping out around here. Because Ocean County usually sways Republican, he knows he doesn't have to do much to count on their votes. And his opponent in the election, the widow of Adler, wasn't strong enough to point this out. So both parties let us down on this.

Where is all the donation money? Between the benefit concerts, fundraisers and the red cross they all raised millions upon millions in donations....where is it?

Seriously, the last paragraph of this article, is it true? We and three other families suffered a great loss, and basically no help from FEMA, need to apply for SBL? Oh and yes, my in laws from Seaside, they besides themselves and still displaced. Where is seaside on this list, and even if it was there, where is the money going to? Certainly not the residents.....FEMA helping out with medical, dental, funeral, transportation? my children from toms river and seaside still displaced, had to take them all in. in laws also, but luckily then got a rental in my neighborhood till april. FEMA wont give me a dime cause considered my "secondary home" that i rent to our son. I did have flood ins., but bank holding most of that ransom. stinks.

Anyone who thinks they'll individually see a dime of this money needs to think again. It'll go to municipalities to pay for clean up & overtime which is fine if it helps keep taxes down. The rest will go into the pockets of union leaders so they can pay politicians to introduce bills demanding every job be done by union workers. (Gee, haven't we some of this already?) This is NOT New Orleans where 75% of the locals were already on govt assistance. You're NOT going to get a Visa Gift Card loaded with $400 like they got. Also, nobody in New Orleans was forced to raise their house. Just listen to people outside the area talk..."those wealthy people in their vacation houses don't deserve help from taxpayers. Let 'em fix it themselves." The media did their best showing the destroyed mulit-million dollar mansions on the beach, but didn't bother much with the 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath ranches a mile inland. Now the rest of the country thinks everything's fixed & we millionaires are back to normal...living it up & ripping off "the poor."

Any reason Rumson was left off?

I would like to see the party in power in each town shown with the amount received. I'll bet it would show why some towns received more then the next town.

How About Stafford Township were being beat over the head that taxes have to go up yet we are not even on the list I keep hearing 5 million to clean up towns cost alone yet . We aren't even on the list Are we a waiting approval ? Is this list incomplete ?

Tuckerton? How much $$$ do you need to fix what was a crap hole to begin with?

Appreciate the report patch. Two questions: $50 Billion approved. $40 million here so what about rest of money? and 2) What happens to money that goes to "Middletown". Does the Mayor make checks payable to homeowners?

These numbers are just a drop in the bucket....remember, they had NO money, (well at least not much) to dole out...Towns that had there sh*t together, and got bills submitted got some crumbs. Now, with 35 Billion (take out the pork) to distribute, and the Gov. saying all the towns are good to go on the new maps, all these towns are gonna see a big increase in aid. Homeowners?...we will see.

It's a shame that the author of this article didn't explain a little more....the original of this list can be found here.. http://ready.nj.gov/plan/public-assist.html and was posted on January 8th - so chances are that it is already well out of date regarding "approved" payments...also a shame the author didn't bother to explain what the payments are for....http://www.fema.gov/public-assistance-frequently-asked-questions...

Im guessing that the amount of funds received is the result of the efforts (or lack thereof) of town officials to present their case in an effective way to the Gods of FEMA. Some did pretty well, others ,,,,,,not so well. So look at the chart and see how your town officials did (or didn't).

Why are renters who know don't have to pay rent because the rental was damaged get money from FEMA? Why can't they used the money they normally use on rent for the new rental? Why isnt FEMA paying the new rental directly? I know many people who never paid rent in the first place...stayed at their family's beach house, FEMA now gives them money, they pocket it and stay at the family's year round house! Basically they are making money from FEMA. Help the home OWNERS.

I agree that goverment shouldnt have to pay but they have and do. You want all assistance to end with 30 Billion for Katrina homoowners and have Sandy vicitims get $0. If were gonna start, start it now in congress. P.S. Good luck with that.

These responses are typical for a large portion of NJ residents. What are you doing for me and give me give me give me

To Carl Wilton and nobody: I emailed the Point Pleasant Beach Administrator and asked if they had received any FEMA funds yet given that they are not on the chart. She replied: "I have not received any funds yet. The consultant we hired to assist the Borough with the paperwork advised us not to submit until we have the entire scope of damages established. To that end, my deadline to submit that list is February 4th, so we should be seeing some money shortly after that." We appreciate everyone reading this story, but please keep in mind this is only the first round of allocations to towns, not a finalized list of all money that is forthcoming. Point Pleasant Borough and at least some of the other towns are expecting to receive additional allocations beyond this.

52K is a joke for Toms River storm victims !! Still flooded out of our home, now it has to be stilted to acceptable levels. Go down to the FEMA food and clothing centers today. The shelves are empty and hardly anything there. No money from FEMA, billions of dollars donated to NJ flood residents, which nobody has seen a dime of. Guess everybody forgot about us and moved on to other issues.Our politicians should be ashamed of what happened here.We are seniors in our late sixties that lost 30 years worth of our posessions. We threw out stoves, refrigerators, washer, dryers, everything that we owned in the house to get ready for the rebuild.What happened to cutting through all the red tape to get monetary assistance to us? Four months later and nothing has been done to rectify this situation. Restore the Shore is a dream, our Politicians are reality. Get this message out to the media and show them what 52.K can do......

I hope that everyone gets what they need to clean up their townships. This is why this state should centralize services under a county umbrella. I live in Forked River where the township has done a fantastic job cleaning up including removing debris from the wetlands. It was an incredible effort on their part. I believe the township moved forward with this work knowing they had to apply for assistance from FEDS/FEMA. I hope they are able to recover all, or at least most of the money needed to cover the costs. In the end, maybe we the taxpayers will have to pick up those costs. Don't fight amongst yourselves, we're all in the proverbial boat here in NJ.

Are property owners that are in high risk areas for earthquakes, wildfires or tornados able to obtain a mortgage or home equity loan if they are not insured for damages that may be incurred as the result of said disasters? Does FEMA provide assistance to these types of devastated areas if the presidents gives the nod? Does the federal government via FEMA have monopoly on insurance for earthquakes,tornados or wildfires?

Fema is immoral said Mitt the guy you voted for Frankie

what a joke, already sunk in close to $50K to repair our home, bank still holding hostage the other $20,000. We had flood ins, no help from FEMA. Why we even bothering? I don't know........

The barrier island residents and home owners should succeed from Toms River. We know what we need and could do a better job in representing and governing ourselves. No one on the mainland can understand our needs and goals and we are not a bunch of gimme mongers, that take and take. What take ? Nothing was given to us. Guess we had to be born in a foreign country to get aid from our government.
Restore the Shore, Suceed for success !!!!

Manalapan....$1,968,750.00??!!! and Toms River (Dover Twp) which includes HARD HIT Green Island and Silverton on the mainland and Ortley and Normandy on the Barrier Island only got $52K!!??? AND Seaside Heights is not even ON the list??

The issue we need the most help from Governor Christie, Menendez and Lautenberg on, is through the Administration and not Legislative. The miss designation of most of Brick and a significant amount of other waterfront communities (including Toms River ) as a "V" zone from "A" will unnecessarily cause tremendous financial harm to residents of those areas.
Ramifications of the rezoning included with the ABFE's are already being seen in our neighborhood alone where folks are walking away from their homes. Banks will soon see a mini crisis, non-waterfront homeowners will be seeing dramatic increases in their real estate taxes, Real Estate will take a backward plunge, and most importantly you are going to see 10's of 1,000's of middle class NJ families either homeless, living in deplorable unsafe conditions. By being in a "V" zone, insurance rates will sky rocket. Now, according to Christie, people who are substantially damaged cannot get a permit unless they are in compliance.
Many more will be walking away!
Everyone effected by this storm and all taxpayers should call the numbers below and give an urgent shout out for help.
If not, we will not have a community left.
Gov. Christie, 609-292-6000, fax 609-777 2922, email via website http://nj.gov/governor/ (click on "Contact" and "Housing")
US Sen. Menendez, 202-224-4744, http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/
US Sen.r Lautenberg, 202-224-3224, http://lautenberg.senate.gov/
RA

What about stafford township? Beach Haven West. Was destroyed. I don't even see us on the list

duh, abc, i been paying flood ins since 1983........

oh no, abc, FEMA, wont give my son a penny for losing his contents. he not asking for $40,000 just maybe $5,000...he needs to take out a sbl........seriously, why you comment like that? We rent our home to him, we had flood ins, but wont pay for contents. Kid works hard, why he gotta take out a sbl? I paid all my ins premiums. just sucks..........

can anyone give me some advice, purchased secondary home 5 yrs ago, no flood ins.
not asking for $ from fema...just what to do?? cant afford to put more money to elevate, have ins. now..alittle too late...was thinking of "renting" it??

hear ya keith, my kids in the same situation. but, the gov't will give welfare, food stamps and medicaid to those who should not even be in the U.S.A., or the losers who just want to sit back and collect, we need help and can't friggin get it, what is wrong with this picture?

Okay, lets see how much we get if anything. and We better get something, because i am seriously, seriously considering joining the "POSTAL UNION". if you catch my drift. this run around is getting pathetic.

Someone is getting their pockets greased between the charity money raised, the aid package, the new V flood zone maps (which are forcing people to move or spend 10s of thousands). All this money and very little aid from Union Beach to Seaside! Trying to be positve through this crazy time but this is Nuts!

Ortley Beach was one of the hardest hit area and not on the list....TR better seriously think about letting us succeed...we need to get away from lousy politics. When the money is finally dispersed, don't think the politicians won't have their hands out too...which town kicks back the most gets the most and maybe a friend or family members house is damaged, maybe they will get a secret hand out. We are spinning wheels trying to find out how much money we are getting from insurance, how high to go, do we qualify for ICC money, is ICC money enough to raise the house...it is one big circle jerk. This nightmare is not ending anytime soon.

yeah, michael, learned that today, but FEMA keeps telling me to apply for
SBL even though considered "secondary home" so why i gotta go thru more paperwork crap? My "secondary" home is my home, kids grew up there. We moved 5 years ago to retirement village and rent it to our son. Plan was, 5 years and then we put it up for sale and get our snowbird "condo" in Naples, Fla...Now, all my kids are displaced and living here, just don't get why i have to apply for SBL if my secondary home, why bother? Sick of the phone calls and no asnwers, but you are right. I was told today that I must apply for SBL even thou my secondary home.....ugh
frustrated beyond belief!!! oh, and my son can't get any money from FEMA either. At first i was told he could as a renter, LIARS!

I live in Port Monmouth, I have paid flood insurance for more than 20 years! I only want to fix my house & not have to fight for the insurance co. to pay up & the mortgage company to "allot" my money as it's needed! I hope Middletown can use some of this money to keep our streets, yards & basements from flooding on a regular bases! We deal with flood here whenever there is rain, full moon & a high tide!

I live in Port Monmouth, I have paid flood insurance for more then 20 years & it's not cheap! I just want to fix my house & not have to fight with the insurance co. to give me what I paid for & the mortgage co to not "allot" my money as they think I need it! The clean up here was amazing & I think anyone that is finally cleaning out their house now should get dumpsters! Trucks came through so many times & did an awesome job. I also hope Middletown will be able to use some of that money to do something about the flooding of our streets, yards & basements every time there is a heavy rain!

Mitt and I agree Fema is immoral

Mike capo, from my research u bought a house in ortley 2 times, weird?

Mike capo bought a house twice in ortley beach, that's weird?

Capo,u bought 2 houses in ortley through the yrs,no?

Thanks milton, know that....been paying premiums on our "secondary" home for 25 years. geesh.......

Ortley should succeed to italy, actually true Italians have class.American Italians have colonge, at best.your home is on a BARRIER ISLAND,YOU BOUGHT IT CLOSE TO THE BEACH AND DONT LIKE DUNES.good luck idiots

14 millon so far in middletown and the still have to get rid of all of the debris that was only to pick the stuff up. there is still alot of work left todo

I'll take a shot!!

Hurry up, I gonna do 2 and split

Smells like bunker in riggers!!

Folks, the story makes it clear, and I made it clear in an earlier comment, there is going to be at least one additional round of funding. This is not the final word. We need to calm down and we need to stop using vulgarity. Thanks!

For Toms River, which covers, 1/2 Pelican Island, OrtleyBeach, Ocean Beach, Green Island, Snug Harbor, Shelter Cove, etc. gets less than Lavallette. Oh boy! Someone HELP!

Right now it's buzz time oh yeah!! No worries gas in car beer in cooler!! Got me a new milk jug oh yeah!! Just tooling around the deserted island

If you are not happy with what your town is getting, just remember come next election time. Don't just vote D or R. Vote for who can help you, not who has hurt you or not helped you at all.

Batton down the hatches and be prepared for bad wind an possible power outages tomorrow night. Let 's all be safe and warm. Here we go again.

Restore The Shore
Succeed For Success

This is TLC's husband in response to TR Voice of Reason.
We had flood damage that I have been repairing. We are almost at the point of sheetrock. Our house has had multiple additions which would probably make raising it a nightmare or impossible. There is some foundation and some slab mixed together. Doesnt make any sense to me to try to raise it and doesnt make any sense to me to tear it down. There was no structural damage at all and no wind damage. It appears that after Fema has changed the Flood maps that are house will be unsellable because of its elevation. We have recieved $0 in aid and can not afford to do more than make repairs to the existing structure. We feel as if we have been stabbed twice. To stop the bleeding we were thinking our best bet would be to rent the house after repairs are made. We did love this home even more so then our so called primary home but all has changed. Thoughts?

I express it through the way i feel about ortley, and thanks for the spelling correction, You should get on the board with that 1.also if i bought a Ford and it was a piece of crap and i didn't like it i sure as hell wouldn't buy another 1! More proof of ortley mentality.

When I said hand-outs I was not talking about giving free money to regular people...I was talking about politicians who line their own pockets first and then help their friends and relatives. Politicians take on this job for what they can get out of it....look at Menendez on the news this morning getting funds from a Florida Dr and a little action on the side with underage girls -- these are the people that control our lives right now. No one will help you unless you help yourself. If this is your secondary home, change your spouses primary to your shore house address so you can vote in TR...FYI..your primary is considered where you vote, not whre you say you live. For those in need of furniture, there is a "Habitat for Humanity" type store that opened in Wayne and a "Goodwill" store that opened in Pompton Plains that sell everything very reasonable to those in need. I too am waiting for my insurance money and have not even received the proof of loss yet to apply for the ICC; and yes, I have a mortgage so my bank gets to hold the money. The summer may happen in Lavallette and Seaside but not in Ortley! Don't be surprised if the powers that be are hoping people walk away from the beach blocks so they can build hotels for more ratables...little Wildwood is what we will be called. Also, lets not forget our President's inaugural ball where they ate lobster and drank champagne while people still live in tents and shelters...welcome to America.

Just sent this letter to Governor and Senators (Broken up into 3 posts due to length)
I am writing this letter to express my serious concerns regarding the new FEMA maps and the devastating impact they will have on coastal communities throughout the state as well as neighboring states. While Sandy was an unprecedented storm, the reaction by FEMA with regard to new flood elevation maps and ridiculously high potential flood insurance premiums, will do more lasting damage to our communities than the storm ever could.
Most residents and property owners understand that doing everything they can, including if possible, raising their homes, will ultimately provide them with a better level of security from damage from future storms. However the actions of FEMA, including raising flood elevations to levels higher than even Sandy reached, expanding the V zone to affect literally thousands of existing homes, and then jacking up rates for flood insurance to astronomical levels, are sure to result in defaults, short sales, foreclosures, lower property values and lower tax revenue. Mayors of affected communities know this and will hopefully fight back, but help from State and Federal representatives are needed to give us all voices in Washington.

How can FEMA make any sense of the following:
• The need to wait for up to 2 years until new maps are revised and adopted.
• The raising of base flood elevations for a 100 year storm in some areas to 3 feet higher than Sandy’s surge.
• The expansion of the V zone (3 ft. breaking waves) to mainland areas while less than 1 block off the ocean remains an A zone.
• The requirement for piling type foundations under existing homes that have flooded maybe once in the last 50 years.
• The charging of $7,000 per year for $250,000 of coverage, even if all of the above are somehow complied with, and up to $30,000 per year if not. (FEMA’s numbers , not mine)
While I understand the Governor’s desire to get things moving and not wait for these issues to be resolved, forcing property owners to comply with worst case scenarios is not the answer. You can not take a densely developed area and suddenly impose draconian requirements to the existing property owners because of one freak storm that may be considered a 300 year event. Who, in their right mind, would spend thousands of dollars trying to comply with V zone foundation requirements and elevations (if it is even possible without the total removal and rebuilding of the home), and then be held hostage to a minimum 10 fold increase in insurance premiums.

Yet failure to comply will put the homeowner in breach of contract with his bank, and make the property value plummet due to the insurance premiums that potential buyers would face.
Contrary to popular belief, most shore homes are not mansions, and most property owners are not millionaires. FEMA is apparently trying to balance its budget and correct past shortcomings on the backs of the northeast. As the only game in town, who can stop them? They are acting as judge, jury and executioner for the coast. The rezoning of the flood maps and the imposing of huge insurance premiums will certainly be a death sentence for the shore.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Mark O....great points...however, to add to that, many of these 50+ year old slab homes cannot be raised. If anyone tries to raise them without a floor system they will have a problem and 2, the houses can fall apart like "pick up sticks" (if you are old enough to remember what they are). Not to say that many of these older people cannot climb flights of stairs to get into raised homes. Another genius thing I heard was about the height restriction: if you raise your existing 2 or 3 story house and it goes above 35 ft, they expect you to cut the roof and lower it to comply with the height restrictions. Another issue not addressed is setback lines. If you raise your house and it now needs steps, do we need a variance to go over the front setback ? or do we have to shrink our miniture bungalows to accommodate? or put the steps under the house? Alot of unanswered questions that TR officials cant answer, insurance agents cant answer and FEMA certainly cannot answer.

If the insurance companies would give us our money already, it would be nice to go home. Still displaced, home 100% destroyed and i have gotten 3 months rent from fema so far. Which i am happy about,because i cant pay mortgage and rent. We arent asking for any handouts,but Union Beach was slammed,6 homes in my family destroyed beyond repair, we would like the president to get on them! But he doesnt help....all the volunteers help and Obama didnt send them. And I cant take advantage of the free knock down program because insurance hasnt given their final reports, home owner insurance will probably want to delay after flood! We are going modular though and i also have been labeled a v zone and have to be raised 14ft. So that will be fun grocery shopping for my family of 6 anf climbing a million stairs, ugh. Not to mention my insurance and taxes going through the roof. Union Beach is going to be non existant after all this, because noone wants to deal with all the crap of raised taxes and living near water. If everyone banded togther against the government, instead of fighting with each other, then maybe something could/would get done!

ortleysmellslikebunker
What is your problem with Italians .I am an Italian American. What gives you the right to call us idoit.So you owned a house in Ortley and sold it for six times what you had paid for it. Because you new Sandy was coming. Are you a ROCKET SCIENTIST or a BRAIN SURGEON..It seems like your enjoying all the pain this has caused.So stop looking up tax records moron.

it sure is not going to be fun, sleeping on pins and needles , every time some dark clouds form in the sky.......tonights storm, should be a good warm up for the spring NorEasterns

Anarcho-Capitalism

All of these areas need the money we have all been impacted by this storm! Arguing and complaining that this town had little this town had a lot will solve nothing. I must say I am proud to be a resident of Union Beach! The town has done so much to help the residents as far as Sheetrock and insulation but most of all the towns people have all come together to help one another!

How in the world does Jackson get more more funding than Toms River?? Jackson is so far inland, what the eff??

Thanks TR Voice, we in the A zone, off fischer blvd. even though my "secondary" home, we rented it to my son 5 years ago, plan was he buys it in 5 years or we sell it. We moved to retirement village, plan was to become snowbirds to Naples, Fla once we got rid of that house. we are renovating right now, another month or so should be done. Basically, hubby and family doing most of the work. just so sad, but yes, it has flooded in that area in the past, we purchased the home in 83. Did apply for the ICC, but at this point, we not going to raise. Hope we can just get rid of it. Property is resedential/commercial, will see what happens. I freak when i hear of "flooding" ugh. but thanks for the support. Been very hard on us, not looking for sympathy, cause i know there are many out there going thru the same thing. All my kids homeless, my daughter from sshts hoping she can get back this coming week, in laws in V zone, right on bay, they elderly and don't want to go back. shame. they were also here with us, but luckily renting next door to us for a few months. now they want to buy here. just so sad, they worked so hard to get that property years ago, they were comfortable, now just so confusing, but, taking it day by day...there has to be a light at the end of this horrible tunnel.

Michelle, Bayside Terrace, please email me your information and maybe we can talk. campergirl307@comcast.net Thanks.