At a recent meeting, the Ocean County Mayors Association passed a resolution opposing the NJ REAL (Resilient Environments and Landscapes) rules, which were adopted in January.

In a resolution, which was signed by Executive Committee member and OCMA Secretary Mayor John Imperiale of Harvey Cedars, the association noted that the state’s adoptedREAL rules “may trigger higher required building elevations above FEMA Base Flood Elevations, restrictions on basements and subgrade construction,…