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Ridgewood highlights flood work; village discusses storm system hydrojetting and a $40,000 cleaning contract
Summary
Council and staff reviewed recent stormwater cleanup work, ongoing hydro‑jetting of problem lines and a proposed cooperative contract not to exceed $40,000 for additional cleaning and TV inspection of storm/sewer mains in a flood‑prone neighborhood; no final voting record on that contract is recorded in the transcript.
Council members and the mayor used the Jan. 29 meeting to review flood‑mitigation steps taken in 2024 and planned near‑term work, and staff outlined continuing operations to improve stormwater drainage in problem locations.
Mayor Baragianos said the village engaged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a long‑term study and has formed a citizen flood committee to focus on short‑ and long‑term measures. He also described a contractor hired to hydro‑jet stormwater lines on Hope and Gilbert streets to remove roots, rubble and silt that have clogged pipes.
Village staff told the council they plan continued hydro‑jetting in spring and are also removing downed trees and obstructions in above‑ground waterways. Council members and staff noted a recent serious vehicle crash at Kenilworth and Laurel that prompted a traffic review and that drainage improvements benefit nearby Board of Education assets as well as residents.
Under the operations agenda the manager described a proposed contract to continue storm system cleaning and perform closed‑circuit TV inspection of sewer mains through the North Jersey wastewater cooperative. The contract was described as not to exceed $40,000 and aimed at continuing investigations and clearing obstructions on Hope Street and Spring Street; staff said confined‑space entry is not included in the proposal and may require a contract adjustment if needed.
Residents and council members thanked neighborhood organizers and staff for coordination. Council members said the contract would resume in warmer weather and that engineering and police traffic units will continue to review safety and drainage in the corridor.
The transcript records discussion of the proposed cleaning contract but does not record an explicit roll‑call approval for that line item in the portion of the meeting provided.
