{"id":18325,"date":"2021-06-24T03:35:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T07:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=18325"},"modified":"2021-06-24T03:39:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T07:39:56","slug":"brick-adds-1-5m-in-funding-to-capital-budget-for-anti-flooding-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2021\/06\/brick-adds-1-5m-in-funding-to-capital-budget-for-anti-flooding-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Adds $1.5M in Funding to Capital Budget for Anti-Flooding Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Flooding in the Normandy Beach neighborhood, Jan. 2021. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Brick Township has a \u201csunny day flooding\u201d problem in neighborhoods on both its mainland and barrier island portions, and will dedicate $1.5 million in funding each year to see through numerous projects aimed at combating what has become a plague to residents.<\/p>\n

Mayor John Ducey announced his administration\u2019s annual capital budget this week. For the last seven years, Ducey has stuck to a strict $8 million limit on capital project spending in an effort to reduce Brick Township\u2019s debt load. But with tens of millions of dollars of debt reduced, combined with significant calls from residents to tackle flooding issues, Ducey said this year should serve as an exception and funding should be added to improve infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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Flooding in the Normandy Beach neighborhood, Jan. 2021. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The bulkhead along Rochester Drive, Brick, N.J., Jan. 2021. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe have the most waterfront property in the state of New Jersey because of our rivers, lagoons, the bay and the ocean,\u201d Ducey said. \u201cUsually, the rain is what creates flooding, but that\u2019s not what we\u2019re talking about here in Brick Township. These streets are inundated with water and we\u2019re going to do $1.5 million per year, minimum, to alleviate this the best we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

The township\u2019s capital budget for 2021 includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n