Menendez, Booker Announce Over $1.1M in Federal Funding for Sandy Recovery

WASHINGTON, DC – April 14, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker today announced the awarding of a $1,140,923.87 Sandy relief grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Middlesex County Utilities Authority. This grant will help repair the Sayreville Sewerage Pump station, which sustained substantial damage from Sandy, in order to prevent waste from entering the river.

“Two-and-a-half years after Sandy, much work is still left to do to rebuild and make our state more resilient,” said Sen. Menendez. “These grant awards help relieve the burden felt in hard-hit communities and keep our state on its path to full recovery from Superstorm Sandy.”

“It is essential that we continue to rebuild critical facilities damaged by Sandy, including the Sayreville pump station,” Sen. Booker said. “I am committed to bringing federal resources to New Jersey to provide a lasting recovery for families and communities that were most impacted by the storm.”

In 2013, the President signed the Superstorm Sandy Supplemental Appropriations bill into law, bringing the total Sandy aid enacted by Congress to $60.2 billion. The funding package included federal aid to help homeowners, businesses, and communities recover, and resources to rebuild coastal, transportation, and water infrastructure.

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