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Residents press borough on Creek and Ravine Street repairs amid grant, ownership disputes
Summary
Multiple residents described long‑running creek blockages, collapsed retaining walls and a stalled street‑repair grant. Borough officials said legal, survey and DEP issues must be resolved before work proceeds.
Residents of Creek and Ravine streets described a history of collapsed walls, dumped concrete slabs and incomplete creek maintenance at Monroe Borough’s June 17 meeting, pressing council for clarity on which repairs the borough will undertake and which remain the property owners’ responsibilities.
Jim Dudash, 1026 Creek Street, and other residents said contractors had worked in the creek without clear permits or property‑owner consent and that debris and collapsed concrete slabs upstream have diverted water and undermined downstream walls. Dudash said, “What we're looking for is the promise of it's going to happen. The hill is going to be fixed.”
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