Shore officials raise alarms about proposed construction rules they say could hurt economy

Asbury Park Press

By Erik Larsen

TOMS RIVER ― Shore political leaders are sounding the alarm over Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed new building requirements in coastal and tidal flood zones that they say will make it more expensive to build at the Shore and is a threat to the region’s economy.

The proposal from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, called “Resilient Environments And Landscapes” (REAL), would have a devastating economic impact on coastal communities, said Ocean County Commissioner Frank Sadeghi, a civil engineer with an Island Heights-based firm, who is leading local opposition.

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