I agree with you Charlie, the Belmar debris removing process was quick and efficient.

Really. I've owned my property for close to 30 years. Paid insurance the first year then read about what they paid for, not too much. I'm not receiving a nickel from FEMA, the red cross or any other agency including my insurance company. Belmar didn't want to wait around for handouts and began the work. Granted I only sustained about 30k in loses, but I'll be done in a month or two. And thanks for the helping hands emptying out my basement. So, are you expecting City Hall to pay for you rebuilding?

All of these people are looking for a handout. You can thank obama and his cronies - they encourage the leeches.

Ann marie houlis i agree 100 percent we are in the same situation. never miss a payment. lose everything. and they hold the flood insurance money. beside that where i am on the water in Toms River we get letters every other week to raise the house 4ft then 6ft.then we are in certain zones. how save our we that men in space suit cleaning out mold. then insurance tell you to stop cause we have to raise our house. and so much more we sick and devastated just like you. we lost it all and no money no anwers. if it were out of the United States you see how fast people get help. God Bless its frustrating and pathetic. take care

That is not what this money was ever intended for.

Why should families get money?? It's not the taxpayers' responsibility to pay out people who didn't insure themselves properly! Why does everyone think that they deserve money from the gov't?? If you had a house and had damage/lost it, you should have been insured. If the insurance company isn't paying, why is that? Were you properly covered? Did you read the policy when you signed it? Are you trying to get them to pay for something that isn't in there? If you didn't have insurance, why should I have to pay for you to fix your home?

Ryan,
Not everyone that needs help to repair their homes didn't have insurance. Alot of us did have insurance, enough to cover the damages however, for flood insurance that money comes from FEMA, ultimately!!!!!! They aren't paying, the insurance companies aren't paying and we are being told by the townships that we have to raise our homes. Not all of us have that kind of money, even after being paid by the insurance companies. Was your house damaged? Were you affected by Sandy? Sounds like you weren't. You have NO idea how hard it is to recover and repair your home after a disaster that you are insured for and have to wait for the money. The insurance companies DEPRECIATE everything!!!!! so it doesn't matter how much you're insured for, you're not gonna get what you are insured for. I understand your point, but we are not asking for you to pay us, we are asking for the insurance companies and FEMA, what we pay in to the policies, to pay us. And if we are being forced to do something to our houses, FEMA, the state and/or the townships should chip in. Try living without a home, in a home with open walls and no heat, for months on end with no help or no end in sight....

Terrilynn- no, but my father lost his home completely and I lost my house to a fire in May. I was underinsurred and got about 1/8th of what I lost... but I didn't go crying to the gov and expect others to pay for what I lost. My wife and I sucked it up and went back to work. I take fault at not having carried enough insurance. My father lost his home and was told by FEMA that they would give him a loan. His insurance paid him a small sum and he was forced to move to a retirement community. Again- didn't go looking to the taxpayers for a handout. People- you are not entitled to anything. Get off your asses and do something- stop looking to the rest of us to pay your way. If you are being forced to raise your home- should the gov chip in? Maybe, maybe not. You have a choice- leave. Sell the property. You made the choice to live there.