Concerns Linger as Oceanport Prepares to Welcome Evacuees to Fort

Relocated students likely to be bused back to home districts. Where do you stand on the issue of Oceanport accepting hundreds of new residents?

The tiny borough of Oceanport, made up of about 6,000 residents, could add a few hundred more to its numbers this week. Plans are in motion to open Fort Monmouth housing to residents from towns in Monmouth and Ocean counties left homeless by Hurricane Sandy. Many New Jersey residents pushed for the idea, calling it a "simple solution to an obvious problem." However, some Oceanport residents are wondering how its schools, police and fire departments will handle the influx. Oceanport is already hosting students from Monmouth Beach at its lower elementary school. In this storm ravaged town, many residents are gutting their homes and looking for temporary housing themselves. Streets are still crowded with debris and trucks move to and from …

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