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Eatontown mayor urges homeowner vigilance after storms, flags drainage work
Summary
Mayor Salazar told the council that recent storms left scattered outages and that homeowners may be responsible for restoring service from the street to their houses; he said the borough will pursue drainage repairs and engineer-led pipe maintenance to address recurring flooding.
Mayor Salazar opened the regular meeting with a report on recent storm impacts, telling residents that scattered power outages across town have highlighted gaps in public understanding of service responsibility. "When the the panel is pulled off your home, once the JCP and L electrifies to the street, that's your responsibility to bring it to your home," he said, urging better public education about restoration process.
Salazar said the borough is tracking outages and working with the utility on meter monitoring after some areas were restored later than residents expected. He noted repeated drainage problems in parts of town and said borough engineers and DPW are planning "extraordinary maintenance" on pipes that have not been addressed for years. The mayor said some storm drains are on private property or cross municipal boundaries, so remedying the problem will require legal review and interjurisdictional coordination.
