Politics & Government
Flood Buyouts on Westwood Council Agenda This Week
The council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance which will appropriate more than $2 million in grants to purchase flood-prone homes.
The Westwood Council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance which will set aside more than $2 million to buy flood-prone homes at their meeting this week.
The borough received a total of $2,068,057 in grants from FEMA and the Department of Environmental Protection's Green Acres Program for the purchases.
FEMA set aside $21 million for flood mitigation purchases in New Jersey after Hurricane Irene caused major flooding last year. The state added another $7 million for the project.
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Westwood officials previously said as many as nine homes could be purchased with the money, though they did not definitely know how many or which of the homes would be purchased with the money.
The council is also scheduled to award a bid for appraisal services for the buyouts at their meeting.
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The purchased homes will be demolished. Officials said the properties might be turned into a park.
The Westwood Council's public meeting starts at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the .
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