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Friday, December 14, 2012

Rebuilding in Little Silver After Sandy: A Primer

Information you need to know as you attempt to navigate the ins and outs of insurance, FEMA and the borough.

There was a lot of information disseminated at this week’s meeting in Little Silver. The Dec. 11 town hall-style gathering gave residents the opportunity to get answers to their rebuilding questions from Federal Emergency Management Agency representatives and borough officials.  Here is an overview of facts given out based on questions asked during the two-and-a-half-hour meeting. Information from the borough’s tax assessor, engineer/zoning officer/flood plains manager and fire subcode official:  Greg Blash: Borough Engineer, Flood Plains Manager, Zoning Officer Office Hours: Tuesdays 10 a.m. to noon, 732-842-0261 Steven Walters, Borough Tax Assessor Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 732-842-7039 John Drucker, Borough Fire Subcode …

Environmentalists: Sandy Rebuilding Plan Should Be Green

Environmentalists call for rebuilding that protects the environment and strengthens communities

Retreating from areas that consistently flood, improving sewer systems so they are less prone to overflowing and creating better wastewater management systems are just a few steps that have to be taken to make the Jersey Shore's post-Sandy rebuilding process more environmentally safe, said environmentalists on Thursday. Officials from leading New Jersey environmental organizations discussed the importance of taking these measures and many others as part of a teleconference on Thursday when they laid out what the state's guiding principles should be as it moves through recovery and rebuilding. American Littoral Society’s Tim Dillingham said, “These principles if followed by state, local and private decision makers will result in a restored …

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