Rule changes simplify process to restore barriers and fix damage [Video]

AND JANUARY. TERRY STACKHOUSE EXPLAINS THE BIG CHANGES APPROVED BY STATE LEADERS. NEW OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD AFTER STORM SURGE AND CRASHING WAVES DECIMATED PROPERTIES UP AND DOWN AND COAST. “I THINK THIS WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR A NUMBER OF WORKING WATERFRONT PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL AS SHOREFRONT PROPERTY OWNERS.” ROB WOOD – DIRECTOR OF MAINE’S BUREAU OF LAND RESOURCES – HAS SEEN SEVERAL PROJECTS UTILIZING RULE CHANGES COME ACROSS HIS DESK RECENTLY. “WE’RE STILL KEEPING IN PLACE STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. AND WE’RE TRYING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER, A LITTLE BIT MORE STREAMLINED.” ONE LAW MAKES IT EASIER TO BUILD MORE RESILIENT COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITHOUT SEEKING A SPECIAL PERMIT. LOBSTERMEN LIKE STEVE TRAIN HAVE SEEN DEVASTATION FIRSTHAND. “THESE HAVE BEEN BAD. WORSE THAN NORMAL.” NOW ANYONE CAN NOW RAISE PIERS, WHARVES AND DOCKS FOUR FEET ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD LEVEL – A PROCESS THAT PREVIOUSLY TOOK UP …