This is crazy. Mantoloking had such big and beautiful homes and 200 of them have to be demolished. It's just so hard to grasp the thought of that. Really sad.

Does anyone know the approx amount of homes here? What percentage is 200 out of the rest there?

OMG! 200 homes! My heart is broken for all of these people. I am your neighbor right over the bridge. I wish I could do something for the people of Mantoloking. I love my Mantoloking! I hope people can get this started very very soon.

It says on Wikipedia and another site there's less than 200 houses in mantoloking. That doesn't make sense that would be the whole town and more?

Wikipedia can not be used as a reliable source. It is put together by amateur editors and very rarely fact-checked. I guarantee there are more than 200 homes in the town. There are probably close to 200 on Barnegat Lane alone!

How is it that over 2 months later state route 35 is not completely open to the public????? Rt .35 has been repaired and rebuilt the article states. So why is it still closed???? When is the time frame to open rt 35? Does mantoloking not have a police chief? Why is the brick pd chief always talking about what is going on in mantoloking????

Not just Wikipedia. All websites were saying between 167-217. Based on census' taken between 2000-2010

I just took a ride on Route 35. Pictures do not do justice of the devastation. There is still so much sand and debris notwithstanding the amount of homes that are completely destroyed. Barnegat Lane is impassable. In fact, there's not paved road but sand. However, some of the houses on the west side of 35 are ok. It's unrecognizable and heartbreaking. There are many open spots now on the ocean front. The beach even looks much different.

Wow, I just did a rough count on google maps of all the houses just between Lyman & Herbert and came up with 130. There's got to be around 300 in the whole town. I bet a lot of these are going to be lost just from untreated water damage, most were just sitting there un-opened, sweating from the inside for over a month.

Hopefully hurricanes don't become the norm. If we get one this year again. Barrier islands will be completely whipped out

For those "complaining" about not being able to access Rt. 35 in Mantoloking - this is the very good explanation from the town's Office of Emergency Management: "Access is not allowed North of Herbert for one very important reason: Safety. More than 75% of the homes on the Ocean between Lyman and Herbert were completely destroyed-- all of the others were severely structurally compromised. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be removing very large amounts of debris from those properties. This involves large construction vehicles. The Borough of Mantoloking also does not have any major utilities in line and in place. We are working with all of the utility companies to get back on line, but this requires major work on a number of side streets North of Herbert that connect to 35-- these streets need to be reconnected to 35 along with many of the utilities. In terms of reconstruction, the Borough of Mantoloking is in a very different place than many of our neighbors. We apologize for the inconvenience, but hope that you recognize the gravity of our situation and remain patient."

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Thank you very much for your post. That told me more information than i could have hoped for! Finally some news. I never had nor will i ever have a reason to stop in mantoloking except at a traffic light. It is only a way to avoid driving through brick and avoid rt 88 and 70.

My Heart goes out to all the people who have lost everything & continue to suffer. I hope you will all be able to return to your homes & begin to heal.. As a NJ resident my whole life & a resident of the shore for 11 yrs, I am saddened by the devastation to our shore. I live up North now, but going to the beach if only for the day always made things better. I always tell people IT'S GODS BAND AID for me physically & mentally. ❤❤❤

I heard there are 60 homes that are gone; 200 homes that have to be demolished and 200 more waiting to hear from engineers on whether they have to be demolished or can be repaired. There are 520 homes in Mantoloking. I'll be curious of the statistics from Ortley because it is not much better down there.

Construction companies are gonna be very very busy this year

WHERES OBAMA.....He'll save us all!!!

I've spent my life admiring the beautiful homes of Mantoloking, especially the ones on the ocean. I am truly saddened for the families who have lost those homes. So many of us travel Route 35 and the view will never be the same. To the residents of Mantoloking, stay strong. You have the support of your friends, your neighbors, and many whom you do not even know but who wish you a better future and the ability to return home.

WOW 200 thats half the town lets hope some sort of historic ordinance is implemented
That the vinyl boxes aren't replacing the grand manors Thats alot of homes

My heart absolutely breaks for those who lost their homes so I am not meaning to sound insensitive here. But I find myself wondering why try to fill in an inlet that large. It seems to me with as powerful and strong as the ocean is that if it wants an inlet there its going to have an inlet eventually, one way or another. Couldn't the bridge be redirected towards where there its still land? Anyone with thoughts our information on this?

We all think we have terrible problems, the sky is falling etc. etc. Demolishing the homes. Losing your home and having to start over from scratch, IF you can. I am so sorry for you folks. Good luck.

So so sad, it will never be the same. What one nasty storm has done.

They should never repopulate most of it.

I have seen the devastation that Sandy has done to so many of the towns in Ocean County and can't quite put into words how I feel. Normandy, Mantoloking, Point, Seaside, Brick...these towns were a part of my childhood and as a resident of Brick for 39 years tears continue to flow for those who lost so much. As I went over the Mantoloking Bridge for the first time Jan.9 it became even more personal. Good luck to all homeowners. I pray for a strong recovery of our Jersey Shore and for you.

Out of the approximate 200 homes to be demolished, how many are second "summer" homes? Sad, yes. More sad though, full time residents whose primary residence has been destroyed. FEMA is f-ing us

You're right, they shouldn't repopulate. Not many people know that the inlet that opened up WAS actually an inlet many years ago that people chose to close up to build mansions. You can't f with Mother Nature people! The dunes should be as high as they can get them and reclaimed as natural space like down in island beach state park.

You're right, they shouldn't repopulate. Not many people know that the inlet that opened up WAS actually an inlet many years ago that people chose to close up to build mansions. You can't mess with Mother Nature people! The dunes should be as high as they can get them and reclaimed as natural space like down in island beach state park.

WHATS THE UPDATE ABOUT REBUILING IN CAMP OSBORNE??

Will they ever rebuild again @ Camp Osborne, due to new city codes and compliance?

Here is the easement answer for Mantoloking The beach front owners property ends at the difference between the winter high tide and summer high tide This year that will be very close to the regular dune Build sea wall on the Public portion of the land Problem solved

We should remember that barrier islands have that name for a reason. They are meant to protect the mainland from ocean and storms. We probably should have had much stricter regs for building in years past. However, we never imagined this area would suffer hurricanes like the Carolinas. Hopefully, this is a lesson that taller and stronger dunes must be built. I would rethink building more large homes along beach or even on 35 and then only on stilts like they do in south.

bigger and stronger storms..that what we need to wake people up