A new poll demonstrates less than half of New Jersey residents are satisfied with Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts, USA TODAY reported.
The survey, conducted by Monmouth University and The Asbury Park Press, says 34 percent residents are somewhat satisfied with the efforts while only 14 percent are very satisfied with it.
Of those who live in the most damaged areas, 41 percent are satisfied with the recovery while 49 percent are dissatisfied.
For the rest of the New Jersey, 49 percent are satisfied and 41 percent are dissatisfied.
"It's a shame what the victims of this storm have been put through," Elmer Lamberson, 67, a retired auto mechanic who still is living at a shelter at Fort Monmouth, N.J. told the Press. "You can send money to Saudi Arabia and to Ukraine, but you can't take care of your own flood victims."
Additionally, the poll shows that most residents blame the state for a lack of effective recovery progress more than the federal government.
The poll conducted by phone with 803 adults from March 30 to April 1 with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said positivity about rebuilding parts of the state began to decline about one year after the storm.
"Bridgegate politicized the recovery effort in a very big way," Murray added. "Christie no longer controls the messaging on the storm. He now has to answer much tougher questions from reporters and from residents at his town hall meetings."
Jackie Terefenko, 60, said she is still waiting on government aid to complete fixing her damaged house.
They make you feel like you're a piece of cattle," said Terefenko. "They keep saying they're going to fix things, but they're not."