When Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee walloped the region, they stirred up sadness and anger in already flood-weary residents.
Those in the standing room only crowd at Monday night's council meeting were fed up with both the chronic nature of flooding in the township and ways in which officials handled the flooding that followed the storms.
Jason Burns, 33, lives with his family on William Street and has put in claims for $150,000 in flood damage during the past three years. And Hurricane Irene, floodwaters reached the second floor of his home. Since then,the Bedding by special invited artist for 2011, Burns and his family have been staying at his mother-in-law's house.
The family level,who was responsible for tracking down Charles China ceramic tile . the kitchen area, the washer and dryer, the heating ventilation and air conditioning system were damaged, he said. Burns is considering walking away from his home.
"There is a point when you say, 'This doesn't make sense anymore. I can't do this to my family,'" he told the council.
Since flooding in March, water damaged his home so extensively that they had to remove the siding and put it back on. Water also damaged their windows and flooding damaged the home's structure, he said.
Burns said this flood was particularly emotional for him.
"I'm so upset," he said. "I don't know how to handle it."
Councilman Louis Fontana said the council will continue working for residents as best they can.Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar RUBBER MATS systems, And he was optimistic about the recent attention government has given to the problem.
"I don't think there has ever been a time when we have had such a high level of government working for us," he said.
Yvette Reyes, 43, of Louis Street, told the council that her home sustained $200,000 in damages from floods. And because township homes were so devalued by the floods, she proposed that residents stop paying taxes. Reyes also said the township only gave them only five hours to evacuate because they issued the reverse 9-1-1 too late before Irene's flooding.
"No one evacuated us," she said. "No one came for us."
Mayor Michael DeFrancisci said they sent the calls out when they realized they needed to and that although the system works well, it may not work for everyone.
"It's not an exact science," he said. "We work and do the best that we can."
Anthony Volonnini, 45, of William Street, told the council that he had 4 feet of water on his first floor after Hurricane Irene and the framing on his house has shifted in a manner in which it can't be rebuilt.
Volonnini was also severely impacted by flooding in March and as a result has only spent only two months in his home since then.
Consequently he is not living with his 15-year-old and 12-year-old sons, he said. Volonnini said he has been living in Pompton Lakes and his sons have been living in Wayne.
"All I want to do is stay in this town," he said. "That's all I want to do."
Other residents,Our oil painting reproduction was down for about an hour and a half, including Robert Dombrowski,Save on kidney stone and fittings, of Parkway, complained that the Department of Public Works (DPW) did not remove flood trash Irene left in its wake before the second flood event.
"The job of the township is to pick it up and discard it," he said, adding, "I'm very disappointed."
Those in the standing room only crowd at Monday night's council meeting were fed up with both the chronic nature of flooding in the township and ways in which officials handled the flooding that followed the storms.
Jason Burns, 33, lives with his family on William Street and has put in claims for $150,000 in flood damage during the past three years. And Hurricane Irene, floodwaters reached the second floor of his home. Since then,the Bedding by special invited artist for 2011, Burns and his family have been staying at his mother-in-law's house.
The family level,who was responsible for tracking down Charles China ceramic tile . the kitchen area, the washer and dryer, the heating ventilation and air conditioning system were damaged, he said. Burns is considering walking away from his home.
"There is a point when you say, 'This doesn't make sense anymore. I can't do this to my family,'" he told the council.
Since flooding in March, water damaged his home so extensively that they had to remove the siding and put it back on. Water also damaged their windows and flooding damaged the home's structure, he said.
Burns said this flood was particularly emotional for him.
"I'm so upset," he said. "I don't know how to handle it."
Councilman Louis Fontana said the council will continue working for residents as best they can.Enecsys Limited, supplier of reliable solar RUBBER MATS systems, And he was optimistic about the recent attention government has given to the problem.
"I don't think there has ever been a time when we have had such a high level of government working for us," he said.
Yvette Reyes, 43, of Louis Street, told the council that her home sustained $200,000 in damages from floods. And because township homes were so devalued by the floods, she proposed that residents stop paying taxes. Reyes also said the township only gave them only five hours to evacuate because they issued the reverse 9-1-1 too late before Irene's flooding.
"No one evacuated us," she said. "No one came for us."
Mayor Michael DeFrancisci said they sent the calls out when they realized they needed to and that although the system works well, it may not work for everyone.
"It's not an exact science," he said. "We work and do the best that we can."
Anthony Volonnini, 45, of William Street, told the council that he had 4 feet of water on his first floor after Hurricane Irene and the framing on his house has shifted in a manner in which it can't be rebuilt.
Volonnini was also severely impacted by flooding in March and as a result has only spent only two months in his home since then.
Consequently he is not living with his 15-year-old and 12-year-old sons, he said. Volonnini said he has been living in Pompton Lakes and his sons have been living in Wayne.
"All I want to do is stay in this town," he said. "That's all I want to do."
Other residents,Our oil painting reproduction was down for about an hour and a half, including Robert Dombrowski,Save on kidney stone and fittings, of Parkway, complained that the Department of Public Works (DPW) did not remove flood trash Irene left in its wake before the second flood event.
"The job of the township is to pick it up and discard it," he said, adding, "I'm very disappointed."
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