This is a terrible day for all of us in Toms River. The adoption was a formality (or threat) so that claims can continue to be paid. This is a sad commentary about our judicial and governmental processes to knowingly be forced to accept something that is vehemently wrong. This is extortion by the Feds to our local community. Town hall should have been packed last night just like the first aid squad was on Saturday to put on the public record your feelings about this. My support is still with our council leaders who will continue to fight for us, despite the puppeteering by FEMA. We must STOP FEMA NOW...go to the website, LIKE us on Facebook, and lets stick together as a community.

The website is Facebook.com/StopFemaNow. Lots of info about erroneous maps, extravagant elevation mandates and exorbitant annual insurance costs that you should know.

Sure throw us under the bus and then put it in reverse! Clean up the bay so the level goes down!!

I just read same exact story in Berkeley.

Looks like Christie and Gilmore have passed out the Republican talking points play book. All Republucants with dreams of living off the taxpayers work and sweat must memorize the playbook word for word or they will be dealt with harshly and have a result worse than death ...... Sent back to the private sector.

Dredging the bay will cause the water to be lower? I don't live next to the ocean so I may not understand how this works. Could someone explain how dredging will protect homes a few feet above sea level that are situated next to the ocean.

Isn't the bay level always going to be relevant to ocean level or is the dredging for better drainage?

Dave R, dredging the bay will help alleviate the flooding on the mainland, not the ocean front homes. There is too much sand from Sandy in the bay that got dumped in there when the ocean met the bay. Now everytime we on the mainland get a minor storm, there is flooding in neighborhoods that rarely ever got flooded before.

I am starting to be become convinced that the key is the massive dune that they want to build, from Manasquan inlet down to the Barnegat Inlet. I am hearing if they build it FEMA will drop the new BFE and flood insurance will go down.

I have lived in Snug Harbor for 37 years, on the first street from the bay. There is only 1 street leading to my street, so it's the only way in or out. In the first 12 or so years that I have lived here, my street flooded at the intersecting corner only twice. It was so unusual that our neighbors all came to see it and take pictures. Now it is a regular occurance and we have to schedule our days according to the tide schedule. If you can picture a bucket that holds a gallon of water, drop in some Monopoly houses, toy cars and boats, and a large scoop of sand, you won't be able to pour that gallon of water into it. This is our bay. The storm drainage systems on lagoon streets empty into the lagoons. When the level of the bay and lagoons rises above the street level, the water comes through the drains and INTO the streets; hence, flooded streets that hold residents hostage until the tide recedes. Dredging the bay of debris and extra sand will not only open the bay to boat travel, but will also help the residents who depend on navigable streets. We need this help soon!!

Why is it we can provide aid to other countries but can't find the will to take care of our own

OK I know it must have been posted a dozen times but I can not find the current Toms River map. Anyone know where I can find it? Thanks

http://eastcoastsurfer.com/

For everyone who thinks debris is causing the bay to rise....its not the debris....please read

Now i hope another storm comes and wipes out everything,.....we will have nothing and that's what most of us are gonna have anyway

The bay is tidal so with each tide water goes in, then it goes out. The more capacity the bay has the less likely it would reach its limit before the outgoing tide. Its a timed event which could be controlled.The tide could be restricted or slowed down at the inlets creating a lower bay level. Water does seek its own level, its the rate that this occurs that is important

North Carolina is in same boat with the back Bays

I HEARD TOMSRIVER WANTS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF ORTLEY BEACH TO THE GARBAGE DUMP THE NEW NAME FITS THE PICTURE I LIVE THERE IT'S ADUMP NOW GO SCREW TOMSRIVER

The reason the bay water has flooded several times after sandy is because of the increased number of noreasters we have had this winter. Not only were the winds and waves stronger than usual, but several times we had weather patterns similiar to last week where the wind and surf was coming in for a week straight which is not common in NJ. I have been surfing after every storm for the past 30 years, and I can tell you that the flooding would have been the same if it occurred pre Sandy.

Bman,we have had way worse ne storms that have stayed for a longer amount of days. my familyI has 1 of the last shacks on sedge in ibsp. I have lived here too long and haven't seen my road flooded like this.i think its not just 1 issue.

Rick, You're wasting your breath arguing with ignorant people ( Hydraulics 101?, how about 5th grade science class!) It's like debating with supposedly educated people about when life begins (basic science). I wonder how many of these knuckleheads are teaching our kids.

So let me make sure I understand, my house did not get water on the first floor but I am in a V zone. My elevation is 9'6" and I am supposed to raise my house 6" or I will be penalized? Do I have ANY recourse?