The area along the Saddle River has already flooded several times this year.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 10:32PMCommunities along the Saddle River in New Jersey are bracing for more possible flooding in an area that's been saturated by a number of storms.It's once again gradually rising as the area has gotten pummeled with days of rain and wind.Puddles are already forming at the mouth of a nearby parking lot that practically kisses the river.
The people who live in a nearby apartment complex have become well accustomed to the inconvenience of flooding.Just two weeks ago, during another flooding event, Mayor Scott Luna blamed the flooding on Main Street on two outfall pipes four feet under the river that are not properly working. The mayor says he needs help from Department of Environmental Protection to get those pipes cleared, otherwise storm drains continue to back up during heavy rain storms."It's just a bunch of people over and over and over again that they're losing all of their belongs, having to restart. This is the time where being poor costs you more than anything because you cannot relocate. It costs us $3,000 to get into another apartment. It's very, very difficult.
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