In New Jersey, temporary housing in the form of mobile homes ready for families Sandy victims. A parking lot at Six Flags in Jackson is serving as a staging area for mobile homes Currently, the 40 units are composed of one and two-bedroom homes, with 10 additional, three-bedroom units being delivered shortly. They would be available up to 18 months to commercial parks with vacant pads, it is being reported.
FEMA Housing Supervisor Donna Weise said,
Most the houses here are for home owners who are currently rebuilding their primary residences. The homes will be deployed depending on where the need is, and right now the greatest need is in Monmouth and Ocean. (counties). Most of the people who will be identified for these will be homeowners that are rebuilding their damaged dwelling.”
Steve Minnick, FEMA’s federal staging unit lead, said,
What these offer are basic needs. It’s everything you need to get going after a disaster.”
Feds may put up FEMA trailers in New York for Sandy victims.
