>State Sen. Kevin O’Toole, R-Wayne, toured several back yards on Burnside Place that abut the brook
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
BY EVONNE COUTROS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD – Village residents turned to their state senator on Wednesday for answers on how to address years of flooding issues caused by the overflow of the Hohokus Brook.
State Sen. Kevin O’Toole, R-Wayne, toured several back yards on Burnside Place that abut the brook. Some of the houses along the winding road and neighboring streets sustained extensive flood damage during Hurricane Irene in August and in earlier storms, such as Tropical Storm Floyd in 1999.
“I want the … sandbars and rocks out of the Hohokus Brook that have gathered since Floyd,” said Leslie Cimino, whose Burnside Place home sits on less than half an acre abutting the brook and the narrow Zabriskie ditch that is a catch-basin of sorts for water overflow. “I want Ridgewood to take responsibility for cleaning the Zabriskie ditch. The ditch and the brook no longer function the way they are supposed to function. It’s a major concern.”
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