Surf City Councilman Peter Hartney is calling out N.J. Department of Transportation officials for failing to address questions about the effectiveness of the new storm water system being built at the entrance to Long Beach Island as part of the final phase of the multi-year, federally funded Causeway expansion and rehabilitation project.

Specifically, Hartney reached out to DOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti on July 18, explaining he had asked project representatives about the…