Hurricane Sandy
100 Days After Sandy, Christie Marks Sea Girt Rebuild and Promises Grants
Community Development Block Grants may be used by homeowners to rebuild
With 100 days since the devastating hurricane, Gov. Chris Christie’s visit to Sea Girt focused on what he called another rebuilding success — the reconstruction of the borough’s boardwalk. The visit was to celebrate another town’s big step in rebuilding their shorefront, and the governor used the opportunity to predict summer will be “open for business” on the Jersey Shore. “It’s been a hundred days now, they are wondering, is the Shore going to be back for the summer, and there are those who don’t think so. We know that is not true,” Christie said. The governor toured Sea Girt’s beach and now-under construction boardwalk, then praised that another town was rebuilding “responsibly” and with “future generations in mind.” Getting people back…
Mary Ann
6:10 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Why do all our so called "leaders" keep saying these grants will off-set the expense of compliance when there is no guaranty to anyone that you'll get anything? Some will be lucky and many more probably will not get a grant. Then what? How long before we find out? How do we make rebuilding plans? Do we just continue to live on the second floor waiting to find out years from now there is no money … more ›