Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Delays in insurance payouts and possible changes to FEMA's flood maps are cause for concern in the Point Boro community
When his neighbor called to tell him the storm was worsening, Rick Daw went downstairs armed with a flashlight to investigate. In front of his sliding glass doors he watched as the surging water lapped against his concrete patio, getting closer all the time. In minutes, the salt water had breached his home. As his carpet began to darken, the water spreading fast on the ground floor, he and his wife left their home in search of higher ground. Sunshine Harbor, a low-lying neighborhood east of Beaver Dam Road and south of Riviera Parkway, was one of many coastal communities struck particularly hard by Hurricane Sandy. Some homes in the development are still empty and many, like Daw's, are in the midst of reconstruction. Standing in his family…
Friday, January 18, 2013
Council passes ordinance allowing residents to raise homes
The Point Borough Mayor, Council and Sandy-flooded residents are objecting to sections of a FEMA advisory map that puts them in a "V Zone" that calls for more stringent building requirements and higher flood insurance rates. Mayor William Schroeder and council members told a room of about 100 people, most of whom have homes flooded by Sandy, at Tuesday night's meeting, that they are fighting the designation of sections of Sunshine Harbor, Bay Head Shores, which is on Barnegat Bay, and a few other sections of town as being in the "V Zone." Residents who spoke had concerns about the zone designations, building requirements, a possible faulty pipe exacerbating flooding on Northstream Parkway (which flooded badly during Sandy) and other …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Residents lay out past and present concerns that barreled in with Sandy
A group of Sunshine Harbor residents are telling Point Borough officials that Sandy shoved them into a dark, cold, wet, scary place - and the town hasn't done enough to help pull them out. A group of 16 residents met with some Borough Council members on Monday night to voice complaints and concerns about how the Borough has handled the crisis that left many in the waterfront, low-lying community flooded and in the dark in more ways than one. While there was not always complete agreement on the myriad of matters discussed at the meeting, nearly all of the residents there expressed at least some dissatisfaction with some of the storm issues, including how the town handled the Oct. 29 evacuation order, security, communication about the …
Heather Keefe
2:00 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
Maybe the "Sandy Castle" people should read this article and understand why proceeds should stay in the Point Pleasant area and not go "elsewhere" in New Jersey. more ›