Mobile Cabinet Brings Answers Directly to Residents

Mobile cabinets bring high-ranking officials with various state agencies to towns to answer questions posed by residents.

Questions. Answers. Between the two is an ever-growing divide for residents looking to rebuild after being devastated by Hurricane Sandy. At a mobile cabinet meeting in Union Beach Tuesday, state officials with various agencies and departments attempted to bridge the gap by offering residents the opportunity to ask them questions, face-to-face, and hear answers that have so often eluded them since the late October storm. The idea, developed by Gov. Chris Christie’s administration and an extension of the governor’s early promise to cut through red tape, calls on high-ranking officials to serve the public at a local level. Held in Union Beach Fire Hose Company #1’s meeting room, residents were able to take their numerous questions directly …

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Mobile Cabinets to Provide Sandy Advice in Monmouth Tuesday

Representatives from several State departments will be on hand to answer questions and provide assistance to residents.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story reported that the event would be held Monday. The event is being held Tuesday. Representatives from several state departments are slated to spend the day in Monmouth County Tuesday, offering expert advice and assistance in a number of areas to victims of Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Chris Christie's office announced recently. Senior staff members from the Department of Banking and Insurance, Department of Community Affairs, Department of Environmental Protection, and the Business Action Center will be on hand at Union Beach Hose Co. #1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to do casework for residents who need assistance. The day of casework is part of Gov. Chris Christie's Mobile Cabinet effort, which seeks to …

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Diane Caso

10:12 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013

I FULLY AGREE!! There is no way that people in the Bayshore can afford this. So many are still reeling, trying to pick up the pieces of their lives..   more ›