>Irene to cost Ridgewood about $1.5 million
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2011, 4:46 PM
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Village officials expect total costs incurred from Hurricane Irene to reach nearly $1.5 million when all repair and personnel expenditures are tallied. More than half of that new amount comes from repairs to the Saddle River sewer line that was damaged in the storm.
Even in the wake of an untimely and unexpected snowstorm earlier in the week, the legacy of Hurricane Irene was still palpable at last Wednesday’s Village Council work session, as the governing body reviewed a multitude of appropriations and resolutions related to the aftermath of August’s storm.
A report provided to the council divided the total bill into two segments: $675,000 for “total emergency appropriations” related to cleanup, restoration and personnel costs throughout the village, and another estimated $800,000 for repairs to a section of the Saddle River where an entire sewer line was washed away, which Village Manager Ken Gabbert previously stated was a priority for the village.
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