Federal Officials Say Sandy Victims Must Rebuild to FEMA's New Heights

nj.com - by Eugene Paik - April 4, 2013

KEARNY — Hurricane Sandy victims resistant to raising their storm-damaged buildings to meet federally recommended heights could find themselves shut out of major federal grants.

That’s because the federal government will no longer offer large grants to owners of substantially damaged homes and businesses unless they raise their buildings at least a foot over the elevations proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, officials said today. If elevation isn’t possible, then boilers or other utilities must be made flood-proof or relocated a foot higher than the latest federal regulations.

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