Large pump available on Broadway, but it wasn’t needed. DPW workers take it down at 1:15 pm. Dec.. 9, 2014. Paul Goldfinger photo©
From Vito Gadaleta, Business Administrator at Neptune Township:
Fletcher Lake outfall gate has been lowered to allow lake to lower.
Wesley Lake being lowered by Asbury Park staff.
A trailer mounted 6″ pump and hoses loaned by the Sewerage Authority has been staged at Pennsylvania Avenue Pump Station.
OEM will have additional pumps and hoses available on a high water military type vehicle ready for deployment.
Barricades will be available for deployment as needed.
Sewer Department will be televising the inlet at Central and Broadway today to determine access into large chamber to allow pumping if necessitated by the storm.
Leaf Vac Trucks are out and working to clear leaves in all flood prone areas.
Sewer Department staff (2) will be placed on-call for this evening.
Road Department staff (2) will be placed on overnight shift to monitor catch basins and flooding throughout the Township’s flood prone areas.
Public information notice will be provided to all Township residents.
Thanks to Mike B., Rick C., Wayne Rode and Mark Balzarano for their cooperation in preparing for this event.
RONNIE MILSAP with “Smoky Mountain Rain.”
Township guys were clearing the drains on Broadway and Pilgrim before 5 this morning. I don’t think the Township would have been so proactive today had we not had a meeting with them last week.
Connie Ogden and the other organizers of that meeting deserve everyone’s thanks!
Broadway resident: It may make you feel good to put a happy face on all this, but don’t kid yourself. In 2015, some minimal work will be done, but significant fixes for the water flow issues may never occur. Maybe band aids are all that you will get.
The Township and its engineers simply don’t know what to do. If they ever agree about what to do, it will cost a fortune, so don’t hold your breath.
It’s not anybody’s fault—it’s just a complicated problem. Maybe an impartial engineering firm should be called in for another opinion, but the Township is determined not to spend that kind of money.
You neighborhood activists need to stay involved and keep the pressure on.
Good Broadway drainage meeting with the Township to try and resolve and talk about some of these flooding issues and possible solutions..(Residents, OGCMA and OGHOA attended.)
Good flood prevention steps were taken this time such as lake level checked on a regular basis,drainage grates cleaned on a regular basis during storm, pumps set up just in case they were needed, etc.
All good proactive and flood prevention steps were taken until more permanent solutions can be determined by the Township and the engineering department.
Thank You Neptune Township!!
Those of us who live in the flood area appreciate the proactive measures by the Township during this Nor’easter. They have been out all night checking lake levels and clearing storm drains. The pump is impressive. Fletcher Lake is high, but its outflow is limited by the high tide. The ocean is wild.
Editor’s Note: Joel: This Neptune group has organized itself into an emergency flood response team. They go out, no matter the hour, to check the Broadway flood zone if there is a significant rain. They are researching the flow of water and doing what they can to help the situation.
Joel: You are right about more negatives than positives. It’s the same thing with mainstream media reporting.
On Blogfinger, we are always trying to document the quality of life in the Grove and to show the town in its best light. We want to dispel stereotypes about our town. We welcome commenters who have something positive to say, and we will always post comments such as Joel’s, but they rarely show up. —Paul @Blogfinger
Township Committee, Vito Gadeleta, Rick Curtrell, and Mike Bascom
THANK YOU!
Its just as easy to complement as criticize. Often people tend to do only one!!!
A day like today is a great example of the need for some sort of semi regular alternate side parking regulations in the Fall and Winter. We can expect a few Nor’Easters of varying intensity every year. Our streets are never properly swept so debris gets washed into the storm drains blocking them. I’ve mucked out two by me already. Even North of Main on the ‘high side’ of town virtually every intersection has deep water accumulation because of the damming effect of leaves and debris along the curbs. More frequent, thorough street sweeping would go a long way towards helping the situation. Warehoused cars are a problem as well. Debris and leaves pile up under them and those spots never get swept. There is a van that’s been parked for months and months by me that has so much debris underneath that it’s almost a flood zone on it’s own. We can’t or won’t do anything about parking issues during the Summer season could there at least be something in place, other than snow emergency regulations, in the off season?