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Friday, January 4, 2013

FEMA Renovating More Ft. Monmouth Apartments for Displaced Sandy Families

Forty-three displaced families are currently living at Fort Monmouth.

FEMA is working on renovating more apartments for families displaced by Hurricane Sandy to Fort Monmouth. Robin Smith, of FEMA Media Relations, said 70 apartments are currently being fixed up so they can be used by the families. There are 28 1-bedroom apartments, 18 3-bedroom apartments and 24 4-bedroom apartments currently being renovated, Smith said. Most of these apartments will be located in the Fort Monmouth lodge area of Oceanport. FEMA has already completed renovations on 30 1-bedroom and 15 3-bedroom apartments in the McGill Commons area of Fort Monmouth. Smith said 42 families have already moved into these apartments and the remaining three families are scheduled to move in "over the next few days." State Assemblyman Declan O'…

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Fort Housing Will Use Lottery System

The governor announced that utilities should be restored to the former military base by the end of this week.

A lottery system will be used to determine which New Jersey residents displaced by Superstorm Sandy will be able to find temporary shelter at Fort Monmouth, Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday. Storm evacuees might be moving into the former military base, which closed last year, as early as next week following the restoration of all utility service by the end of this week, according to NJ.com. According to the article, the fort housing could accommodate between 400 and 600 families.

renee

9:11 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012

(Karen) If we were to make it accessible to everyone it should not be a tax burden to any form of government. It must be home ownership and responsibility. Since it was military housing and since our service men and women have given up so much for their country and us with very low pay; I think it only right that they be given first option. As for "Itchy Foot Moe".. these unit had more than a new…   more ›

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