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Resident recommends native plants to ease local flooding
Summary
Kelsey Pupo, a recent Woodridge resident, urged the board to use native flora in drainage easements and public areas to improve stormwater retention, citing experience during Hurricane Sandy and concerns that 10-year storms are occurring more frequently.
Kelsey Pupo introduced herself and her Deerfield Avenue address and urged the village to incorporate native plants and wetlands-style vegetation in drainage easements and public property to hold and slowly return stormwater to the soil. She said her work with New York City parks after Hurricane Sandy showed that salt marsh–style vegetation reduced flooding and recommended plants such as cordgrass, irises and swamp milkweed for local applications.
Mayor Cunningham thanked Pupo and said the board had noted her recommendations and would take the advice into consideration. The comment was recorded as part of the public-comment period; no board directive or immediate staff assignment was recorded on the transcript.
