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On the article UPDATE: Toms River's Disaster Recovery Ombudsman Starts Work Monday
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On the article UPDATE: Toms River's Disaster Recovery Ombudsman Starts Work Monday
Pat S.
12:10 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
ReplyWhy the secret about who got the position?!? Also, "likely will work out of ..."; "is expected to work..."; "compensation for the position will likely end up...", seems that there is a lot of uncertainty about the parameters of this appointment.
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On the article Toms River Begins 'Calling Out' Easement Holdouts
Pat S.
11:33 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
ReplyOur lawyer met with the town, and advised that the easement document was too vague, and recommended that we NOT sign. We then built our dunes, at our expense, and they are now growing and are far stronger than those built by the town. This is what TR said should be done if easements weren't signed.
We asked several times for the town to sit down with representatives from all the private beaches to discuss the easement. We were told that this would be unproductive; our request was denied.
We have a problem with a parcel of land which is ajacent to our community. It is land within TR but it is leased by or was sold to Seaside. There were and still are no dunes which leaves a major breach which will ultimately affect Ortley Beach, not just our Association. We brought it to TR's attention, and we told they would address the situation and get back to us. Nothing. And if Seaside doesn't sign with the ACOE, this area will be of great concern to the south end of Ortley.
These are just a few of the issues- it's been like ramming your head against a brick wall. And the issues and information keeps changing but TR isn't forthcoming with it. But they want the public to believe that the private beaches are unbending. -
On the article Toms River Begins 'Calling Out' Easement Holdouts
Pat S.
11:17 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
ReplyWe were NEVER asked to sign an easement agreement previous to Sandy. The subject was not even broached with our Association. Therefore we couldn't refuse to sign it.
We found out about the easement issue when a member who had written to the mayor about some Sandy problem was told to let the mayor know if it would be signed that same day so it could be put into effect. He forwarded the info to our Board and we called the town to find out what was going on. This was the first we heard about it and it was brought to our attention by one of our members, not the town.
We were told that we had 5 days to decide the issue. This 5 days was from the Wednesday before Thanksgiving until the following Monday. We were expected to contact all 200 members, explain the easesment (we had no info ourselves), vote, and get back to the town with the answer. All over a holiday weekend, and as several Board members (permanent residents) were displaced from our homes, we were working with extremely limited resources to get this done.
We asked for more time and it was denied.
We had numerous questions that needed to be clarified so we could give info to our commumity, but the town's response was that they couldn't legally ADVISE us what to do. We explained that we weren't looking for their advice, but clarification of what the easement entailed- again we were told they couldn't advise us.
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On the article Toms River Begins 'Calling Out' Easement Holdouts
Pat S.
10:55 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
ReplyFirst, we were never asked about signing an easement until AFTER Sandy. It was never presented to us at any other time.
We only found out about the easement document because a member of our community contacted the mayor about an issue after Sandy; he was told to get back to the mayor's office that same day so it could be put into effect. This was the Wed. before Thanksgiving. He forwarded the info to our Board which was never officially notified until we contacted the town.
We were given 5 days (over the Thanksgiving weekend) to contact our membership, explain the issue, and have a vote. There are 200 families in our community.This was all without any information/explanation given to us. We had to give an answer by the Monday after Thanksgiving. Several Board members are permanent residents and were displaced from our homes, working with bare-bone technology. This was an impossible task.
We forwarded a list of questions/clarifications that were needed for our community ro be able to make an indormwd decision. We were told they legally couldn't ADVISE us what to do. We weren't asking for advice, but clarification of somematerial in the agreement.is only a part of what transpired, and it continues, but it was like butting your
head against a rock trying to deal with TR. Views were NEVER an issue. We were trying to protect our hardearned investment in our community, but were met with obstacles that to this day haven't been resolved. We are
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On the article Toms River Begins 'Calling Out' Easement Holdouts
Pat S.
6:55 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
ReplyThank you, Rob Mo! Finally someone who understands one part of the easement dilemma. There is so much more to this debacle (losing views has nothing to do with Ortley's situation; Mantoloking we're not), although this is what the governor and Toms River want people to believe. Unless you are a direct part of this, you'll never know what has transpired- and you'll certainly never hear it from Toms River.
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On the article Council Pres: Sandy Impacted Infrastructure, Tax Assessments
Pat S.
5:07 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
ReplyViews have nothing to do with why easements haven't been signed in Ortley.
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On the article Nearly $1.4M in Federal Sandy Funding Comes to Seaside Heights
Pat S.
3:56 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
ReplyI thought that Ortley Beach certainly had more damaged homes percentage-wise than Seaside. Or were we lumped into Seaside's numbers as we have the same zip code?
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On the article Toms RIver Residents Report $172M in Sandy-Related Losses
Pat S.
12:08 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
ReplyGlad to see that our TR government has kept FEMA informed. I guess all that matters to them is how much $ they can recoup from the FEMA Funds.
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On the article Toms RIver Residents Report $172M in Sandy-Related Losses
Pat S.
11:32 am on Monday, April 29, 2013
ReplyIs Ortley Beach included anywhere in this? Since Toms River seems to forget, our zip code is 08751! It helps to know the places where your constitutients live.
Pat S.
12:13 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013
Amazing! New info added after the fact. I guess who it is really doesn't matter.