But the 200 or so attendees were anything but satisfied. Instead, they used the gathering to express their anger and frustration with the Department of Consumer affairs and the RREM Grant it manages, which is meant to deliver aid to Sandy-battered homeowners with up to $150,000 in damages.
Attendees characterized the DCA as “a black eye on the state” and “a terrible nemesis,” venting their anger at a process that delayed payments, underpaid grantees, or sometimes never came at all.
For its part, the DCA argues that it moved to address complaints, starting with the fact that it has dismissed the contractor who was responsible for collecting and evaluating grant applications.
Read the entire story by Tracey Samuelson of WHYY/NewsWorks, a partner of NJ Spotlight.