“In his speech a few minutes ago, our President said You look out over the horizon, you can count on the fact that you won’t be alone. The President did not look 5 blocks to the south.
There, just past the Casino, lies Ocean Grove, with a still shattered boardwalk.”
5 blocks to the SOUTH? Ocean Grove is NORTH of Atlantic City (the Casino?) I have read the President’s speech was given was Point Pleasant, which IS about 10 miles from Ocean City and is SOUTH of it. Atlantic City (Casino) is about 40 miles South of Ocean City.
“Almost every municipality in New Jersey received assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Association to repair their boardwalks, but in February the agency denied the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association funds, saying private non-profit groups did not qualify for public repair assistance.”
State Senator Jennifer Beck said FEMA would help fund the boardwalk repair if the appeal can convince them the structure serves a critical emergency purpose.
“Their determination is made based on whether or not you serve a critical emergency purpose,” she said.
I hope they get their money, from FEMA or Christie, either way.
The President made his remarks in the Convention Hall in Asbury Park.
http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2013/05/28/full-text-of-obamas-remarks-in-asbury-park/
You can walk from Convention Hall on the repaired boardwalk south to the Asbury Park Casino to remaining devastation in Ocean Grove.
I have argued here, there is a back story.
http://freenj.blogspot.com/2013/05/something-fishy.html