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Somers Point opens public hearing on multiple stormwater projects aiming to curb flooding
Summary
Council heard staff present several stormwater projects — including a new Exton Road pump station, shoreline stabilization and outfall cleanups — aimed at reducing recurrent flooding; residents urged quicker maintenance of clogged inlets and requested inclusion of local low-lying streets.
Somers Point opened a public hearing Dec. 17 on a slate of stormwater projects the city has applied for through the New Jersey Stormwater Infrastructure Bank aimed at reducing frequent flooding in low-lying neighborhoods.
City engineer consultant Mister Schneider described a series of projects proposed as the city’s level-2 submissions, which require a public hearing before state review. They include a new pump station at Exton Road with a wet well and generator built above the 500-year flood plain; a nearby living-shoreline and bank stabilization using gabion rock baskets and native planting; dredging and extension of three clogged outfalls that drain to Paco Creek; a new 36-inch storm pipe…
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