On the eve of the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Ida’s widespread destruction in the tri-state, one of the flood-plagued communities is being told to pay for their own repairs or move out. Manville, New Jersey was heavily flooded back in 2021 by the remnants of Ida. A group of about 80 homeowners who would normally get federal money to repair…
On the eve of the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Ida's widespread destruction in the tri-state, one of the flood-plagued communities is being told to pay for their own repairs or move out.
Manville, New Jersey was heavily flooded back in 2021 by the remnants of Ida. A group of about 80 homeowners who would normally get federal money to repair their homes are finding out that is no longer happening.Eric Vaughn, a single father of two young sons, has been living in an RV outside of his home in the two years since Ida blew through. He's in the middle of putting their house back together after flood waters came several feet up the walls.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
"Eric's story is so sad, especially because he was playing by the state's rules and the state has changed the rules on him," Meghan Mertyris, with the New Jersey Organizing Project, said.
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