Recovery, rebuilding 3 years after Sandy

The survey has tracked the experiences of those most impacted by Sandy over the past three years. The storm also caused the government to review how it handles flood insurance claims.

The Fair Share Housing Center cites federal data asserting 40,500 primary residences, and 15,600 rental units sustained “severe” or “major” damage in the storm.

Only 39 percent they are satisfied with New Jersey’s recovery effort, with only 6 percent saying they were “very satisfied”. His first contractor was sacked after leaving him with an unfinished, rotting modular home, and his second was recently arrested in connection with a separate rebuilding job and hasn’t put siding on his home or installed new steps after months on the job. Rebuilding efforts are still underway.

Two families who have just returned to their homes three years after Superstorm Sandy wrecked them are thanking people all across the country for helping them get back home.

The completed portion is one of several along the New Jersey coastline being funded by $1.2 billion appropriated by Congress to rebuild the state’s beaches following Sandy.

A substantial majority of New Jersey residents hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy remain dissatisfied with the state’s recovery effort, according to a Monmouth University survey released today.

Residents displaced by the storm continue to camp out across from the Statehouse in Trenton in a protest that… Regarding 12 Sandy-related events members of Gov. Chris Christie’s administration will hold Thursday, including the governor at 4 p.m.in Moonachie, he said “now is not a time to take a victory lap”.