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>Ridgewood looks for flood relief aid

>Ridgewood looks for flood relief aid

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012
BY EVONNE COUTROS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

RIDGEWOOD – Village officials are applying for federal grant money to offset the cost of a flood remediation project that would clean up the Hohokus Brook and possibly alleviate overflow issues.

The estimated cost of two of three phases of the project is $400,000 to $425,000, Mayor Keith Killion said.

“We’re applying for $325,000 in grants,” Killion said. “This is something the village wants to do to provide relief to residents [living in the flooded areas] of the brook.”

The money could come from the Department of Agriculture and would offset a plan to “de-snag” and “de-silt” the brook, Killion said. Tree stumps, fallen trees and debris would be removed from the brook from the north end of the village south to the border with Glen Rock. The plan would also rid the brook of sand islands and rocks in the winding waterway.

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