Township Received $248K in FEMA Funds After Irene
The township made several emergency appropriations in 2011.
Despite not wanting to over-budget, but still having to be ready in the case of storms, the township is on track with its emergency funds after making several appropriations in 2011 to account for three devastating storms. According to township administrator James Naples, the township first had to account for Hurricane Irene, followed by Hurricane Kate that hit the week after in September (but was not quite as heavy) and the freak snowstorm in October. “It’s really a catch-22,” he said. “You don’t want to go over budget, but you can’t anticipate these kinds of levels of damage from these storms.” For Bridgewater, and much of the East Coast, it was an extraordinary year, Naples said. “I can’t remember the last time we had that type of heavy…
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