Lower Township hosted an informational meeting Sept. 9 presented by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Community Affairs on the topic of raising the height of homes in flood zones throughout the county. The standing-room-only crowd had many questions about the Hazard Mitigation Grant program which can reimbursement homeowners up to $30,000 to raise the height of their homes. Athena Sarafides, of the DEP Sustainability Team, made clear the grants were only for primary, single-family homes and not secondary vacation homes. She urged anyone who believes they may wish to undertake raising the height of their primary home to apply before a Sept. 15 deadline.
