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Deadline extended for Hoboken Rebuild By Design Project
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Senator Bob Menendez, Mayor Ravi Bhalla, and Us Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Administrator Lynn Patton toured the sites of the future Rebuild by Design Project s resist structure in March.
While most people have kept a close eye on Washington D. C. and the latest omnibus-spending bill due to much-needed coronavirus relief, Hoboken has another reason to hope President Donald Trump signs it; Rebuild By Design.
Thanks to U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, chair of the Sandy Task Force and ranking member of the Senate’s housing subcommittee, the more than 5,000-page bill now includes language that extends the funding deadline for the “Rebuild By Design” project which aims to make the city more resilient to storm surges.
Viewpoint: How the Northeastern U.S. Private Flood Market Can Close the Coverage Gap By Garrett Mitchell | December 22, 2020
The northeastern U.S. is one of the key areas of the country at risk for flooding, as evidenced by the billions in losses from Superstorm Sandy, which saw more than $8.1 billion in 144,000 NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program) claims.
When procuring flood insurance, agents and homeowners have had virtually one option since 1968: The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program. NFIP has more than five million policyholders nationwide and is the nation’s largest single-line insurance program providing nearly $1.3 trillion in coverage against flood.
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Rain or snow showers this evening will give way to clearing overnight. Low 29F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 40%. Updated: March 26, 2021 @ 12:38 pm
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A worker at the Cliff House tries to help a man move his van out of the flash-flood zone in Manitou Springs in September 2013.
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Andrew Dunlap and his father, Dave Dunlap, in truck, watch from Black Forest Road as the fire burns behind their house in June 2013.
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I Am So Glad that Joe Biden Is a Constitutionalist
The electoral college has picked Joe Biden to be the 46th president of the United States. I am so glad that he is a constitutionalist.
He wants every American to wear a mask for 100 days to stop the spread of Covid-19. Back in September, Biden and a reporter had this exchange about face masks:
Reporter: “But, sir, you don’t see, you had suggested there would be some sort of federal mandate about masks and now you’re saying you would encourage people?”
Biden: “No, no. No, no. Here’s what I suggested was: I would ask every person in authority. There’s a question whether or not a president, under the Constitution, could mandate everyone to wear a mask. And remember all during the primary I would have a lot of people telling me, I would by executive order do I am a constitutionalist. You know, you can’t do things the Constitution does not allow you the power to do. What I’d be doing is putting as much pressure as I
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