Bayshore Sandy Survivor News: Sandy Funds Still Needed, "Down Wind" Official Trailer, Union Beach Update, Red Light Ripoff?

New Jersey Reaches Deal on Hurricane Sandy Aid | New Jersey has agreed to spend more federal disaster money to provide housing to people displaced by Hurricane Sandy and to make sure that the hardest-hit parts of the state get a proportional share of the money. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/31/nyregion/new-jersey-reaches-deal-on-hurricane-sandy-aid.html?_r=0

Settlement requires N.J. to review all rejected RREM applications from Sandy victims | New Jersey will now prepare to review 1,979 rejected Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation applications. http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/alerts_breaking/settlement-requires-new-jersey-to-direct-sandy-aid-to-hardest/article_89955fda-e833-11e3-807c-0019bb2963f4.html

Union Beach recovery update | "With as much as we have accomplished, I would say we are 50 percent there. We will be seeing a lot of reconstruction this year and also during the good weather in 2015," Maier said. http://www.app.com/story/news/local/2014/05/24/union-beach-update/9532513/

FROM JERSEY SHORE GIVES BACK
CAN YOU HELP? Simone Dannecker, a Union Beach homeowner, is in need of a rental while their home is being elevated. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=646919028716157

"Down Wind" Official Trailer | A Sun News Documentary (Canada)
Looks like another good documentary on the harm done to industrial wind turbine neighbors by wind developers like the BRSA hopes to be. Do ya think BSRA Exec Director Bob Fischer and his cabal will ever bother watching it? FYI, "Liberal" refers to the name of the political party currently in power in Ontario. Many liberal-minded folks there oppose wind development and have been hurt by it. http://www.downwindmovie.com/

Unopposed: Monmouth County's municipal primaries feature few contested races UNION BEACH | Louis Andruzzi and Cherlane Roche each seek the Republican Party’s nomination to run for two seats on the borough’s council, while Democrats Ann Colgan and Ryan Sobin (AND WHERE DO THEY STAND ON DEFENDING UNION BEACH FROM THE BRSA'S PLANNED WIND TURBINE?) seek their party’s nomination. http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/05/unopposed_monmouth_countys_municipal_primaries_feature_few_contested_races.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

N.J. Congressman: Sandy funds still needed for infrastructure, businesses
While public officials welcomed the news that the latest round of Hurricane Sandy recovery money will cover the New Jersey’s unmet need for housing funds, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th) says that the funding does not go far enough. http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2014/05/smith_sandy_funds_still_needed_for_infrastructure_businesses.html utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

New Sandy grant program launched for NJ historic properties | Historic properties in New Jersey that suffered damage during Hurricane Sandy may now qualify for up to a half-million dollars for storm repairs. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/05/new_sandy_grant_program_launched_for_nj_historic_properties.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Port Monmouth mitigation work to begin this summer | The Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) has awarded a $17.7 million contract to an Illinois-based company to perform dune restoration, beach replenishment and the construction of 2,640 feet of protective dunes along the bay beginning this summer. http://ind.gmnews.com/news/2014-05-22/Front_Page/Mitigation_work_to_begin_this_summer.html

Christie says NJ to reach everyone waiting for Sandy housing grants For the thousands of residents who remain on a waiting list for much-needed funding to repair their Hurricane Sandy-damaged homes, Gov. Chris Christie today said help is on the way. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/christie_sandy_town_hall_manahawkin.html

Sweeney rakes Christie over 'Sandy Bill of Rights' ahead of Stafford town hall | State Senate President Stephen Sweeney today took a jab at Gov. Chris Christie, saying the Republican governor was continuing a "State of Denial Tour ‘14’" at a Hurricane Sandy town hall event in Ocean County. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/sweeney_hits_christie_over_sandy_bill_of_rights_ahead_of_stafford_town_hall.html

O’SCANLON: Sandy bill veto was valid | While at the outset the Sandy Bill of Rights looked like reasonable and responsive policy, further analysis revealed a number of critical flaws that the governor wisely and reasonably addresses in his conditional veto. http://www.app.com/story/opinion/columnists/2014/05/27/oscanlon-sandy-bill-veto-valid/9642445/

Red Light Ripoff? Assemblyman O'Scanlon's appearance on Chasing NJ (Video) discussing the false claims being made about NJ's failed red-light camera pilot program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mHBn2Uc5Vo

TWITTER ACTION
Michael Symons (@MichaelSymons_) tweeted at 7:49 PM on Fri, May 30, 2014: HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan will appear w/ @GovChristie to announce Rebuild by Design competition award winners, Monday 3:30p @ Little Ferry

Wind farms could become 'monuments of a failed civilization', top environmentalist claims | Professor James Lovelock, a founding father of the Green and Gaia movements and one of the world's top environmentalists, has said wind farms risk becoming “monuments of a failed civilization" as he fights to stop a 275 ft turbine being erected near his home. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9847324/Wind-farms-could-become-monuments-of-a-failed-civilisation-top-environmentalist-claims.html

NY Times: Even the small, quiet and relatively benign vertical axis wind turbines aren't working out to well
Wind Turbines Pop Up on New York City Roofs, Along With Questions of Efficiency “On a good day, there’s maybe enough energy to power the common areas,” Mr. Bluestone said, “but we don’t get a lot of good days.” http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/05/27/nyregion/turbines-pop-up-on-new-york-roofs-along-with-questions-of-efficiency.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0&referrer=