When Danny Shields was remodeling his restaurant 11 years ago, FEMA stepped in and ordered him to beef up the plan so the restaurant could withstand a powerful storm. Danny felt victimized at the time, thinking that FEMA was “trying to flex their muscles and trying to take it out on a little guy like me.” Now he regards those pesky federal regulations as a blessing. His restaurant, the Windansea, withstood Sandy, while other neighboring restaurants did not.
What stopped Sandy: How FEMA’s regulations saved Windansea | The Asbury Park Press NJ | app.com.