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Residents press New Providence council for clearer stormwater plan; council approves stormwater mapping contract
Summary
Residents described repeated flooding since the July 14 storm and urged clearer milestones and collaboration. Councilors said multi‑year work is underway, announced a $25,000 NJDEP grant and approved a Colliers Engineering proposal for stormwater mapping and GIS work.
At Monday’s council meeting, residents pressed borough officials for clearer, faster action after repeated flooding tied to the July 14 storm and earlier events.
A representative of the RISE NP Task Force told the council it has received “no substantive update in three months” and asked for concrete milestones and regular public communication. The representative said residents are ready to help — writing letters, petitioning and amplifying the issue — but need clearer expectations from borough leadership.
Mayor (presiding official) responded that the borough has been working on the problem for years and described large, ongoing expenses: “we have spent almost 3 quarters of $1,000,000 so far this year to upgrade the flume,…
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