Residents of Yulner Street urge borough action after repeated basement flooding

Several Sayreville residents told the mayor and borough council on Aug. 2025 that frequent and worsening flooding on Yulner Street has caused repeated basement and garage damage, destroyed appliances and vehicles, and left residents asking why long‑promised repairs have not been completed. Speakers said existing storm inlets and the pipe under the roadway cannot handle runoff from upstream streets and from neighboring municipalities, and they asked the borough to schedule an on‑site inspection and a public follow‑up.

The most emphatic comments came from Kelly Last of 19 Yulner Street, who described repeated flooding that she said required boards and cinder blocks to protect her home and forced neighbors to park several houses away during storms. “My landlord, $40,000…