Resident reports increased flooding at Seaview and Washington; borough says FEMA grants pending

Resident Joe Viscomi addressed the council during public comment to report increased flooding at Seaview and Washington avenues and asked for an update on planned corrections. "It's actually increased this morning, actually, Seaview in Washington was flooded, to the extent that we had to back out and go towards Atlantic Avenue," Viscomi said.

The chair (speaker 1) replied that the borough has two FEMA grant applications under review: one for the west side (Park Boulevard) and another for the Washington Avenue/Alkota Beach outfall project. "We have 2 grant applications into FEMA," the chair said, and added that the west-side project scored better and the outfall project remains in the queue. The chair described coordination with the Army Corps and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and said Public Works is performing short-term cleaning and valve operations while the borough awaits agency decisions and potential funding to extend outfall lines.