Thursday, May 9, 2013
Township will be reimbursed by FEMA, insurance policies for private property debris removal program
The Brick Township council this week awarded four contracts worth $8.2 million as part of its participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Private Property Debris Removal program. The PPDR program is available to communities following disasters so large areas of destroyed properties can be cleaned up all at once. Under the program, the township bids out debris removal contracts, and property owners apply to the township and FEMA to have their homes demolished or debris from their destroyed homes cleaned up. The program is only available to properties where a destroyed home or debris pose a safety risk, according to federal regulations. FEMA will reimburse the township 75 percent of the cleanup costs, and the remaining 25 …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Still no bid awarded for Private Property Debris Removal program
Brick officials have not yet awarded a contract for a firm to handle its Private Property Debris Removal program since the state has put extra requirements on the township due to the potential size of its bid. Brick will be one of the largest municipalities to participate in the program, which will award a township-wide contract to demolish destroyed homes and clear debris from private property left by Superstorm Sandy. The program, sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is subject to a plethora of restrictions, and requires on-site visits by FEMA personnel to ensure each property qualifies. Under the program, the township will foot the bill for its residents' properties to be cleared, then be reimbursed 75 percent by FEMA …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Demolitions to begin April 22, officials say
The Mantoloking Borough council on Monday awarded a $1.6 million contract to a Tinton Falls-based company to perform a large-scale demolition project in town. Council President Steve Gillingham said the contract was awarded to Mazza & Sons Demolition, the lowest bidder out of more than 30 submitted. The contract left room for the borough to retroactively award the bid to the second-highest bidder if the company is unable to carry out the job, which will include the demolition of about 40 homes borough-wide. Mantoloking will be the first municipality in the state to carry out the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Private Property Debris Removal, or PPDR, program. "It's a substantial amount of money, but we've documented everything we …
Friday, March 29, 2013
Mantoloking puts off contract award; Brick waiting on further instructions
A federal program that allows municipalities with extensive storm damage to take on the task of demolishing damaged homes and removing debris from lots where homes were destroyed has been delayed in New Jersey. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Private Property Debris Removal, or PPDR, program has been the chosen method of several local municipalities to clear destroyed neighborhoods of debris and homes beyond repair. But the state has stepped in and notified municipalities that it will come out with its own guidelines - perhaps beyond federal standards - of tearing down homes that may contain asbestos, thus delaying the program statewide. On Thursday, Mantoloking put off the award of a bid to a contractor that was set to begin the…
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Residents urged to contact township
Brick residents whose homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy must be demolished, as well as those whose properties have a large volume of storm debris remianing, may qualify for the township's Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) program. "As we know all too well, the storm left some homes in shambles and dumped large volumes of debris, some too big for residents to handle, on private property," said Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis, in a statement. "We have now taken care of the prerequisites to participate in these programs and want to hear from residents who have not yet informed the town of comparable issues with their property." The program is run through FEMA. Under PPDR, the township hires a contractor to demolish homes or haul away debris, …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Full time residents say traffic, destroyed homes could pose a problem as spring approaches
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- Daniel Nee
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Monday, February 25
If not for the 45 degree temperature, it may as well have been a summer day on Route 35 in Brick. A constant stream of traffic clogged the state highway, and a miles-long line of cars backed up from the Mantoloking Bridge up and down the barrier island. Even on weekdays, residents say, the traffic is nonstop. But while Shore locals have tolerated the annual summer influx of traffic for as long as out-of-towners have flocked to the water, the lingering idea of "disaster tourism" in the wake of Superstorm Sandy has some residents concerned, especially as warmer weather approaches. There are concerns of looting or break-ins, residents say, but there is also an uneasiness about people stopping their cars and going on private property to take …
Mrgrumpass
2:13 pm on Saturday, May 11, 2013
I would be easer to declare eminent domain on Maple Leaf an turn it into senior housing; the town has the power to do this! more ›