Bayshore Sandy Survivor News: 6 Month Extension for Flood Claims, NJ Marathon Pics, Housing Aid Expiring

"The doctor gave a man six months to live. The man couldn't pay his bill, so he gave him another six months." Henny Youngman
FEMA extends flood insurance filing deadline by 6 months
Homeowners filing flood insurance claims from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy now have more time to submit paperwork supporting their cases. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/04/fema_extends_proof_of_loss_deadline_by_6_months.html

Officials fear diversion of Sandy funds
Sandy funds must be used for Sandy recovery, and not one penny of those funds should be diverted.” http://ind.gmnews.com/news/2014-05-01/Front_Page/Officials_fear_diversion_of_Sandy_funds.html

Bayshore groups to reclaim status as ‘Shore Gateway’
“We want to bring attention to the fact that the Jersey Shore starts here, at Exit 117.” http://ind.gmnews.com/news/2014-05-01/Business/Bayshore_groups_to_reclaim_status_as_Shore_Gateway.html

Towns seek to use housing funds for Sandy recovery
State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon Jr. (R-Monmouth) plans to introduce legislation in the coming weeks that would allow a partial resurrection of regional contribution agreements (RCAs), a controversial policy that allows towns to transfer affordable housing quotas to other areas of the state. http://ind.gmnews.com/news/2014-05-01/Front_Page/Towns_seek_to_use_housing_funds_for_Sandy_recovery.html

Sandy elevation program backlog will ease by end of summer, top NJ official says
Roughly 750 applications have been sent to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for final review, Martin said, and26 have been approved thus far. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/04/sandy_elevation_program.html

Sandy aid could come quicker
State has long been worried about aid going to the ineligible http://www.app.com/article/20140429/NJNEWS33/304290074/Sandy-aid-could-come-quicker

Sandy housing aid expires for roughly 700 NJ families this week
The Wall Street Journal, citing FEMA statistics, reported that New Jersey had a high of 44,592 families relying on the temporary housing assistance. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/04/sandy_federal_housing_aid_expires.html

Nearly 1,000 NJ Sandy victims have sued flood insurance providers
And that number is expected to double in the next year http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/04/nearly_1000_nj_sandy_victims_have_sued_flood_insurance_providers.html

Officials highlight shared services at Monmouth County Public Safety Center opening
“She threw a set of plans at me and said we need to build this,” Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said of when he was working under then-Sheriff Guadagno. http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/04/officials_highlight_shared_services_at_monmouth_county_public_safety_center_opening.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

JUST EDUCATING THE BRSA
1) Acoustics Today: Wind Turbine Noise
Acoustician Nancy S. Timmerman provides an easy to follow discussion of turbine noise studies in the U.S. and Canada and concludes that it's important for scientists and engineers to acknowledge the problem of wind turbine noise. http://www.windaction.org/posts/40276-wind-turbine-noise#.U184aJtAKXQ
2) U.K. Noise Association: 1 mile setback needed for wind turbines
This is a press release from July 2006, about the time then BRSA Commisioner Frank Wells supposedly saw an industrial wind turbine in California and thought it a wonderful idea for Union Beach. I imagine he never did any reading on the subject except for the wind industry's sales documents. If he had, he may have understood that the setback in UB at 1,080 feet would be WAY too close. http://linkis.com/wp.me/KXJGG

Sandy beach project wrecks prime fishing spots, anglers complain
"...fishing groups say the project is wrecking prime fishing spots by smothering parts of rock jetties with sand, destroying a unique angling opportunity that draws thousands of people..." http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/04/sandy_beach_work_wrecks_prime_fishing_spots_anglers_complain.html#incart_river_default

FEMA: Wheelchair Accessibility is Important for Elevated Businesses http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/images/93692

(Mulshine) Hurricane Sandy: The state's steel wall is getting a rocky reception at the Shore
Christie got mad after Gusmer asked why the state had "rubber-stamped" the plan to spend $40 million on the steel sea wall when private homeowners might be willing to build a rock sea wall at their own cost. http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/04/chris_christie_hurricane_sandy.html

Congressmen: Coastal pollution monitoring program a victim of budget cuts
In a bipartisan effort, two Jersey Shore congressmen are asking the federal government to reinstate a “Coastal Crusader” program intended to keep beaches clean and safe. http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2014/04/congressmen_coastal_pollution_monitoring_program_a_victim_of_budget_cuts.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Beach Haven West resident makes a plea for Sandy help at governor's forum in Brick
Joe Karcz went to Gov. Chris Christie’s 120th town hall meeting Thursday because he had nowhere else to go. http://www.app.com/article/20140424/NJNEWS11/304240091

1) New Jersey Marathon draws more than 10,000 to the Jersey Shore (Photos) Approximately 10,000 runners took part http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/04/magician_wins_new_jersey_marathon_for_fourth_time_photos.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
2) Even more 2014 New Jersey Marathon photos http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/04/even_more_2014_new_jersey_marathon_photos.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter