When Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre looks back on Superstorm Sandy, he describes it as “a cataclysmic event that had a lasting impact on Stafford Township and the entire Jersey Shore.” That Stafford has rebuilt and moved forward as a community “speaks volumes for the fortitude, work ethic and personal resiliency of our neighbors and friends,” he said.

The takeaway from the Sandy experience, for coastal dwellers and especially those who live in Stafford was, Myhre said, “(as) the gateway to…