Council Approves Reducing Sandy Borrowing, Sees $53 Million Pricetag
Ocean County is picking up much of the township's debris removal expenses, but officials still see $53 million in estimated Hurricane Sandy costs.
Township Council approved on Tuesday, Dec. 4, a reduction in its authorized emergency spending for Hurricane Sandy since Ocean County is assuming most of the costs associated with debris removal. The Township Council voted 7-0 to reduce its emergency authorization to $7.5 million from $18 million, a cut of $10.5 million, in what Brick's municipal government could borrow to cover costs associated with Hurricane Sandy. Township officials said the overall costs for Sandy, which devastated much of the Jersey Shore in late October, could reach $53 million for Brick's municipal government alone. Ocean County retained Ashbritt Inc. to handle post-Hurricane Sandy cleanup efforts and the Township Council voted 7-0 to enter a shared services …
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11:15 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Nancy Williams hit the nail on the head. First, a number of the less than wealthy inherited the small home or bought before anyone imagined a storm of a millennium. Second what do you know about the enormous property tax paid on their homes. Another attendee whose home is "around the corner" from the Mayor told how she moved to W VA because she couldn't afford to live in her house in Cherry Quay… more ›