Hurricane Sandy
Frustration With FEMA At Little Egg Meeting
Many questioned how much money they would be entitled to, and how that money could be used to comply with advisory base flood elevations.
Just hours after the House approved $9.7 billion in Sandy relief, a standing-room only crowd packed into the Pinelands Regional High School, firing questions to FEMA representatives about how they will access federal monies to rebuild, and how to go about rebuilding. Many communities in Ocean County participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, which goes through the community rating system. That means homeowners receive a 15 percent reduction on their flood insurance and are eligible for the Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) rider grant of $30,000 if their homes need to be raised. Following the implementation of Federal Emergency Management Agency's new Advisory Base Flood Elevation maps, which will likely go into effect next …
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