With the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaching, New Jersey officials are reviving a plan to make developers and towns consider the risks of future flooding brought on by climate change.
for months after the state backtracked on its plan to implement it on an emergency basis this summer, amid pressure from developers. They said such serious changes deserved the transparency and input of the state’s regular rule-making process., and further described its plans in the public notice for the upcoming hearings.
“The problem with advancing this proposal as an emergency rule is that there are too many unknowns. We don’t know all the areas that will be impacted, how many projects will be affected, or how it will impact infrastructure, low-income housing and redevelopment projects that are policy priorities,” the developers wrote.
Sandy and the remnants of Hurricane Ida, which hit New Jersey last September, served as two benchmark storms, providing a blueprint for the state’s vulnerabilities.
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