For New Jersey post-Sandy rebuilding, only state oversight will do, says Dem Assemblyman

by PopArt on January 7, 2013
For New Jersey post-Sandy rebuilding, only state oversight will do, says Dem Assemblyman

In an effort to apply the principle of chopping heads off the tallest poppies, New Jersey Assemblyman Peter Barnes floats the idea of moving away from the state's long tradition of local “home rule” by creating a state agency to “guide” the rebuilding of damaged homes and businesses. State authority is needed Barnes says because of the “haphazard fashion” towns are going about rebuilding.

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