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Work to begin on Ho-Ho-Kus Brook
MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2012, 12:10 PM
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
On a clear, dry day, the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook, with its gentle and quiet southbound flow, may not seem like the sort of body of water likely to rack up hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage. But subtle clues – chunks of concrete scattered across the waterbed, ravaged tree roots, imposing mounds of rock – hint at the greater power of the brook under less optimal weather conditions.
It is a power that residents and village officials are currently wrestling with, both in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene and looking ahead to flood events that seem to be increasing in frequency. With Ridgewood officials reporting substantial progress on obtaining resources necessary to remediate some of the brook’s problems, however, it looks like the current may be turning in the village’s favor.
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