Long Island Newsday

Many Sandy victims decide to skip STEP

Originally published: January 16, 2013 9:32 PM
Updated: January 17, 2013 12:54 PM
By SARAH CRICHTON sarah.crichton@newsday.com

Photo credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams, Jr. | Electrician William Merritt helps Arlene Hunt with her application for assistance with the FEMA STEP program at her home in Lindenhurst. (Nov. 23, 2012)

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More than half of 2,429 eligible Long Island households have declined free temporary home repairs offered through the STEP program, the first-time federal initiative designed to quickly return residents to their Sandy-damaged homes.

Latest figures show many homeowners chose to press ahead with permanent reconstruction on their own -- skipping the option of a temporary fix, even one that offers...

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