Township Hears More on Flooding
Residents want a representative on subcommittee; township still looking into all the problems including sewer infrastructure, drainage and pumps.
Millburn will be dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irene for a long time to come, but residents in the South Mountain area want some relief soon from the drainage issues that cause trouble any time it rains and want improvements to a sewer system back up into their homes, leaving them with much more than water to contend with. The Township Committee on Tuesday night heard the same report that the public heard last – with some additions from last week’s storm subcommittee meeting. Basically, nothing can be done to prevent flooding in a storm the size of Irene, which was bigger than a 100-year storm. But there areas in the neighborhood that are like “bowls” that retain water when it rains and those areas need help. Mayor Sandy Haimoff …
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Ty Matsumoto
9:41 pm on Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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