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Borough Of Middlesex: FLOODING: State Of Emergency & Assistance

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Press release from the Borough of Middlesex:

September 7, 2021

Wednesday and Thursday (Sep. 8 & 9)

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Borough OEM Collecting Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) for FEMA

  1. This does NOT take the place of residents working with their private homeowners/renters insurance companies. Likewise, this survey and your responses have nothing to do with insurance nor the dollar value to the damage assigned.

  2. Responses will be kept confidential and will only be sent on to NJOEM

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  • This is not mandatory for residents but encouraged.

    • Please answer all questions on the online form and submit. For those without the ability to fill out the online form, paper copies are available in the lobby at the Municipal Building at 1200 Mountain Ave. where the completely filled-out form can be left in the drop box. Incomplete forms will be rejected. No fee is required. All instructions on the form must be complied with before the inspection is scheduled for the appropriate inspector(s). Completed forms will be reviewed by the Construction Office and you will be contacted for scheduling. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS SELECT HERE TO OPEN A PDF DOCUMENT WITH MORE INFO .

    Homeowner Repair Storm Recovery Quick Reference Document

    • Electrical systems

    • Mechanical/plumbing systems

  • Construction permits associated with the repair of storm-damaged single family homes

  • When construction permits ARE and ARE NOT required

    1. ☑ Your town’s municipal inspector will visit your location and perform an inspection.

      a. Township inspectors will make rounds in some towns. If you have questions about the inspection process, please call your township’s municipal office or office of emergency management.

      b. If your home or business passes inspection, the inspector should notify you and PSE&G that your service is ready to be inspected, repaired or replaced. It is not necessary to call PSE&G for scheduling in this situation.

    c. If your property fails inspection, you must have a qualified contractor make repairs and then be re-inspected by the municipal inspector.

  • ☑ If your electric panel was affected by flooding - it must be inspected, repaired, re-inspected and turned on before gas service can be restored.

    • If a gas appliance fails inspection, we will apply a violation tag and disconnect the appliance from the gas piping. Customers are responsible for having equipment repaired or replaced and

      re-inspected. When your inspection is complete, or repairs have been made, call PSE&G at 1-800-350-7734 to schedule an appointment for appliance connection.

    This press release was produced by the Borough of Middlesex. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

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