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On the article Sandy Volunteer 'Encampment' Ordinance Introduced
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On the article Home Collapses on Belmar Boulevard
Christina Weaver
8:38 am on Saturday, April 20, 2013
ReplyI am another homeowner who wants to know who the engineering company is.
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On the article State Submits $1.8 Billion Sandy Aid Spending Plan
Christina Weaver
2:21 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
ReplyWhat's the definition of "moderate income" for HUD's purposes?
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On the article Ash Wednesday Services Planned in Brick
Christina Weaver
9:29 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
ReplyI appreciate Brick Patch's providing us this information. I agree with BA's comment about being grateful that more people weren't killed by Superstorm Sandy. I'd ask for prayers for those whose lives will never be the same and those of us who are struggling to re-build our lives.
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On the article Contract Awarded for New Bike Path in Brick
Christina Weaver
9:24 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
ReplyThis is exciting news. I look forward to being able to go to the Brick Beach safely. It's quite a challenge now.
I whole-heartedly agree with Jerz Mom's comments about creating a safe way for bicyclists and walkers along Mantoloking and Drum Point Roads, Brick Blvd, Hooper Avenue and other roads where people travel regularly as a matter of
necessity rather than strictly for recreation.
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On the article Snow Falls, But Power Mostly Stays On in Brick
Christina Weaver
8:45 am on Monday, February 11, 2013
Replydoes anyone know if there's a class action to contest the new FEMA map classifications?
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On the article Deadline To Apply For FEMA Hazard Mitgation Funds Is Next Tuesday
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On the article Point Beach FEMA Meeting Moves to Antrim
Christina Weaver
1:16 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
Reply1) Is registration required?
2) Is there going to be one in Brick?
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On the article Flood Maps Causing Headaches for Sandy-Stricken Residents
Christina Weaver
1:10 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
ReplyFrom what I understand, having discussed this with my Flood Insurance Broker who's mother's house in Belmar is in the same situation as mine: IF you've had flood insurance in effect for an unbroken period THEN you should get flood insurance for "a little bit more than you've been paying". Like floodwaters, this is all fluid, I realize. I am putting it out there if it's of any help to those similarly-situated. As of Feb 1, 2013, this is my broker's understanding, combined with the knowledge his mother has culled from attending FEMA workshops. In my case, there is no percentage in fighting the re-classification because Sandy's flood waters swept through.I want to be in a group of others who've done what they're supposed to in order to REDUCE their risk of flooding. I want to be in the BIGGEST POOL (for lack of another term) of POLICYHOLDERS so as to SPREAD THE RISK.If you can't see the ocean because of the new (grass-implanted) dunes, it's a small price to pay.Why would former Ocean Viewers want THAT restored? Why should they be allowed to have what they want anyway?It's interfering with the Public Good and not a responsible husbanding of resources.
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On the article Guide to Making the Call on Elevating Your Manchester Area Property
Christina Weaver
5:22 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
ReplyTo comply with the requirements that go with the classification of their property as contained in the new FEMA flood map.Failure to come into compliance means even higher flood insurance premiums. The National flood insurance program is no longer being subsidized the way it had been. IF a homeowner doesn't come into compliance then when he goes to sell no one will want to buy his house. The overall idea is too reduce the risk and spread that reduced risk over a large pool of other homeowners.
Christina Weaver
8:58 am on Saturday, April 20, 2013
There are so many mean-spirited comments here. Where would our country be without the volunteers who ran to help after the Boston bombings and the Superstorm Sandy volunteers who came from across the USA?In November a couple of youth from a Florida church stopped at my house to help me carry debris from my yard. There continue to be church and student groups who volunteer in areas affected by the storm.The ordinance is very clear about the pre-requisites. As far as "choosing to live in a flood plain" the great majority of the areas flooded never had been up until now. Remember also that rivers overflowed their banks too. In March my brother spent five hours removing sodden, moldy Sheetrock from a survivor's house. Such unkind sentiments could discourage volunteers except volunteers have such strong hearts that the mean people on this site won't dampen their determination to continue with the re-building effort. Go clean up the beach or sign up with a Sandy volunteer team before you say that there's no work left to be done.The Brick ordinance contains the requirement that "the organization is a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's long term recovery program". My brother is part of a long term recovery program that's addressing damage done in Rahway and Linden. It requires great dedication.