Hurricane Sandy

Freeholders Approve $50 Million Emergency Storm Cleanup Appropriation

Money will be repaid by FEMA, municipalities

The Ocean County Board of Freeholders approved an emergency appropriation of $50 million on Wednesday to allow the county to pay for cleanup costs associated with Hurricane Sandy -- costs that it anticipates will be fully reimbursed. The appropriation -- which received the blessing of the state government, Freeholder Deputy Director John Bartlett said -- will allow the county to pay the bills created through the county's contracts with AshBritt Inc. and V. Louis Berger Group, Inc., under shared services agreements with 15 towns for the removal of debris and the monitoring and paperwork that must be done. Both companies have received approval from the state and from the Federal Emergency Management Administration as companies to handle …

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tom e gunn

9:00 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012

And they must be letting the big fish fry. Here's a little something from business week. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-20/ex-louis-berger-group-president-charged-with-false-claims.html And the other firm got a cool billion for cleaning up after Katrina!   more ›

PHOTOS: Ortley Beach Continues on Long Road of Rebuilding

Toms River Office of Emergency Management Coordinator supplies Patch with a tour of Ortley Beach.

With access to the barrier island still restricted to property owners and cleanup crews, Toms River Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Paul Daley provided a tour of Hurricane Sandy-ravaged Ortley Beach.  From the east end of the island, where surges wiped out boardwalks and tore down homes, to the west end, where 12 hours of flooding created large sink holes and untold amounts of property damage, Ortley Beach a month after Sandy's arrival on New Jersey's shores is still an image of destruction.  Work is being done and Daley is confident the barrier island will be restored. How long that will take, however, remains to be seen. The above are images shot Friday afternoon in Ortley Beach, which many claim was ground zero for Sandy's …

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