New Jersey Adds Additional Disaster Recovery Centers in Cape May, Ocean and Union Counties

LINCROFT, N.J. — Anyone affected by Hurricane Sandy can now visit newly opened Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Cape May, Ocean, and Union counties if they have questions about recovery programs. There are now 30 DRCs open daily. The center in Bay Head will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. while the curfew there remains in effect. All others are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.  All DRCs in New Jersey will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22; they will reopen on Friday, Nov. 23, with a permanent change in hours to 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week.

Before going to a DRC, it is helpful to register with FEMA. Apply for assistance by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov, by a web-enabled mobile device at m.fema.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362.

At DRCs visitors can speak one-on-one to recovery representatives. FEMA program specialists provide registration and other information, and answer questions.  FEMA mitigation specialists provide guidance on cost-effective rebuilding and repair techniques to reduce property damage in future disasters.

In addition to FEMA program specialists, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) customer service representatives are available to answer questions about the SBA low-interest disaster loan program, and to assist with disaster loan applications.

The new DRC locations are:

Cape May County                                                    Ocean County

Ocean City Community Center                                  Old Township Building

1735 Simpson Ave.                                                    775 East Bay Ave.

Ocean City, NJ 08226                                                Stafford, NJ 08050

 

Union County

Plainfield Senior Citizen’s Service Center

400 E. Front St.

Plainfield, NJ 07060

DRC locations change frequently. Updates can be found online at http://asd.fema.gov/inter/locator/home.htm.  An alternative site is www.fema.gov; search DRC Locator.

An applicant may go to any DRC, even if it is located in another county or state but it is not necessary to visit a center to receive disaster assistance. Once an application has been made, a FEMA registration number is assigned that can be accessed nationally.

The following is a list of DRC locations in New Jersey:

Atlantic County                                                        Bergen County

Atlantic City Convention Center                                Bergen County Plaza

1 Convention Blvd., Room 201                                 1 Bergen Plaza, 4th Floor

Atlantic City, NJ 08401                                              Hackensack, NJ 07652

                                               

Burlington County                                                    Camden County                                           

Burlington Center Mall                                               Public Works Building                                   

2501 Burlington – Mount Holly Road                         2311 Egg Harbor Road

Suite 215                                                                  Lindenwold, NJ 08021

Burlington, NJ 08016

 

Cape May County                                                     Cumberland County

Cape May Courthouse Public Library                        Emergency Management Agency Office

30 Mechanics St.                                                       637 Bridgeton Ave., Lower Level

Cape May Courthouse, NJ 08210                              Bridgeton, NJ 08302

 

Essex County                                                            Gloucester County

Willing Heart Community Care Center                        Government Services Building

555 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.                                1200 North Delsea Drive

Newark, NJ  07103                                                      Clayton, NJ 08312

         

Hudson County                                                         Hudson County

Adjacent to Office Depot                                            Jersey City Museum

59 Washington St.                                                      350 Montgomery St.

Hoboken, NJ 07030                                                    Jersey City, NJ 07302

                                                                      

Hunterdon County                                                    Mercer County

Hunterdon County                                                      Mercer County Community College

Department of Public Safety Annex                            1200 Old Trenton Road

77 Park Ave.                                                               West Windsor, NJ 08550

Flemington, NJ 08822

 

Middlesex County                                                   Monmouth County

Sayreville Senior Center                                            Henry Hudson Trail Activity Center

423 Main St.                                                               945 Highway 36

Sayreville, NJ 08872                                                   Leonardo, NJ 07737

 

Monmouth County                                                  Monmouth County

Belmar Municipal Building                                         Union Beach Municipal Building

601 Main St.                                                              650 Poole Ave.

Belmar, NJ 07719                                                      Union Beach, NJ 07735

 

Morris County                                                          Ocean County                       

Morris Plains Community Center                                Bell Crest Plaza                      

51 Jim Fear Drive                                                       Store Front 4C                                                                                                          

Morris Plains, NJ 07950                                              953 Fischer Blvd.                                                                                

                                                                                   Toms River, NJ  08753

                                                          

Ocean County                                                           Passaic County

Brick Township Civic Center                                       Passaic County Department of Health

270 Chambers Bridge Road                                       317 Pennsylvania Ave.

Brick, NJ 08723                                                          Paterson, NJ 07503

 

Salem County                                                          Somerset County

Penns Grove EMS Building                                       Somerset County Human Services

25 East Griffith St.                                                     27 Warren St.

Penns Grove, NJ 08069                                            Somerville, NJ 08876

 

Sussex County                                                        Union County

Sussex County Community College                           Chisholm School Community Center

1 College Hill Road                                                    100 S. Springfield Ave.

Newton, NJ 07860                                                      Springfield, NJ 07081

 

Warren County

Franklin Township Municipal Building                     

2093 Route 57

Broadway, NJ 08808

In addition to the DRCs, there are also SBA Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) for business customers. SBA customer service representatives are available at BRCs to provide one-on-one help to business owners seeking disaster assistance for business losses. They are at the following locations, until further notice:

Atlantic County                                                         Bergen County

Richard Stockton College                                           Bergen Community College

Small Business Development Center                         Small Business Development Center 

35 South Martin Luther King Blvd.                             355 Main St., Room 121

Atlantic City, NJ 08401                                               Hackensack, NJ 07601

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.                       Hours: Mon – Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Cape May County                                                     Essex County

Cape May County Chamber of Commerce                 Rutgers University

13 Crest Haven Road                                                 Small Business Development Center

Cape May, NJ 08210                                                  25 James St.   

Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.                     Newark, NJ 07102

                                                                                   Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Hudson County                                                         Middlesex County

Small Business Development Center                          John F. Kennedy Library

New Jersey City University                                          500 Hoes Lane

285 West Side Ave., Suites 189 – 191                        Piscataway, NJ 08854                        

Jersey City, NJ 07305                                                 Hours: Mon. – Sat.10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.                                             Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.                                                                                                                         

 

Monmouth County                                                  Ocean County

Brookdale Community College                                 Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce

765 Newman Springs Road                                      Stafford Heritage Park Train Station and Rail Car   

Bankier Library, Room 246 (SBDC)                          (Across from Manahawkin Lake between RT 9 and

Lincroft, NJ 07738                                                     RT 72)

Hours: Mon- Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.                                West Bay Ave.

                                                                                   Manahawkin, NJ 08050

                                                                                   Hours:   Mon – Sun 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

 

Passaic County                                                          Union County

William Paterson University                                         Kean University – SBDC

Small Business Development Center                          Business One-Stop Service – The Incubator

131 Ellison St.                                                             320 Park Ave.

Paterson, NJ 07505                                                     Plainfield, NJ 07060

Hours: Mon- Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.                                  Hours: Mon- Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All BRCs will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov.22.                                                                  

Renters, homeowners and businesses that do not need one-on-one assistance do not need to visit a center. They can apply for an SBA disaster loan online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

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FEMA Approves $1.1 Million for Commonwealth Property Acquisitions

FEMA Approves $1.1 Million for Commonwealth Property Acquisitions 

Release Date: May 16, 2012
Release Number: 4025-140

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than $1.1 million in federal funding has been approved for property acquisitions that will permanently remove flood-prone properties from harm’s way. Additional projects will be approved as the application process continues and program requirements met.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the funds were being obligated through its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). Fourteen properties in one Pennsylvania County will be demolished from this program. Property owner participation in the program is voluntary with sponsorship through their local municipality.

A summary of the projects and the federal cost share follows:

  • Wyoming County: $1,187,000
    Tunkhannock Township, 6 properties
    Tunkhannock Borough, 5 properties
    Meshoppen Township, 3 properties

HMGP funding is made available to encourage states and municipalities to take steps that will reduce the impact of future disasters. The funding represents 15 percent of the total federal cost of the response and recovery. An estimated $66 million is expected to be available to Pennsylvania for the property acquisition program as a result of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

“Typically, the funding for home buyouts doesn’t become available until at least 18 months after a major disaster declaration, which in this case, would be around March 2013,” said FEMA’s Federal Coordinating Officer Thomas J. McCool, “but after Irene and Lee, it was obvious many homeowners needed a permanent solution to repeated flooding as quickly as possible.”

“Getting to the point when funding is initially obligated typically takes a great deal longer than the eight months it has this time.” said Commonwealth Coordinating Office John Forr. “Buyouts involve not just the homeowners, but local, state, and federal officials as well. Everyone sensed the urgency and did their part.”

Forr said county and municipal officials involved in this effort should be commended for their timely efforts to have hazard mitigation plans approved and adopted, which helped move the process along that much faster.

An application for a buyout is prepared by local officials with input from the community. The state receives and reviews applications to ensure they meet the acquisition requirements prior to submitting them to FEMA for approval. FEMA then reviews the applications to ensure they are eligible under the program, are environmentally sound, and are a cost-effective use of funds.

Once FEMA gives its approval, the acquisition process begins. The communities purchase the homes, the buildings are removed or destroyed, and the land is cleared. The site is then preserved as open space with no permanent structures in perpetuity.

“The process saves taxpayers the continuing costs associated with repetitive flooding,” McCool said, “and it saves homeowners a lot of heartache.”

The project is funded 75 percent by FEMA, with an additional 22 percent from the Commonwealth and the balance from other non-federal sources.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Last Modified: Friday, 18-May-2012 14:25:25

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