Hurricane Sandy
FEMA Gives $2.1 Million for Point Beach Boardwalk Rebuilding
Boardwalk to be done by Memorial Day weekend
Shortly after Point Beach announced it had not received a dime of FEMA money, FEMA announced it's sending the oceanfront town $2.1 million to help pay for the rebuilding of its Sandy-ravaged boardwalk. Eight days after Point Beach officials at a council meeting bemoaned the lack of cash flowing from FEMA, FEMA made its announcement. On Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez (both D-NJ) today announced that Point Pleasant Beach will receive more than $2.1 million to reimburse the town for the cost of repairing and rebuilding the boardwalk. The allocation reimburses the town for 75 percent of its written request to FEMA for the cost of the boardwalk repairs and rebuilding, said Point Beach Business …
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1:19 am on Monday, May 6, 2013
Oh and remember: proud 1:44 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013 Seawalls constructed with boulders and no gaps coupled with a properly engineered dune system along the entire coastline is the only answer unless we all want to trade in our cars for gondolas. Seawall and dunes, together? Now thats a thought. more ›