Ramsey to Receive Bigger Sandy Payout

By Patch Editor Jessica Mazzola

Ramsey is set to get more money than it originally anticipated from FEMA to help pay for clean-up costs from Hurricane Sandy, borough administrators announced last week.

At a council meeting, Borough Administrator Bruce Vozeh said FEMA recently announced a policy switch that calls for it to reimburse towns for 90% of their Sandy-related clean-up costs. That’s up from the original 75%.

According to the NJ Office of Recovery and Rebuilding, that means Ramsey will now be eligible to receive $562,411, up over $93,000 from it original FEMA reimbursement amount.

“We have significant claims in for damage [from Sandy],” Vozeh said at the meeting last week. “This will be a big help to us, as well as to other communities.”

State and federal officials announced the percentage switch last week, which will make another $83.4 million available to towns across the state, NJ.com reported.

Local officials said they were unsure when Ramsey would get its newly-increased check from FEMA.