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Seniors, Flood Victims Still Wait for Town Hall to Act
There should be a sign over Town Hall reading: "Your Tax Dollars Yet to be Put to Work!"
That's how some senior citizens and recent flood victims in Hillside should feel.
The Hillside Senior Citizens Center has been undergoing renovations since last Easter and work has yet to be completed. The job isn't even using local tax dollars, but funded through a grant from Union County.
Many seniors have complained that the work has taken too long. In fact, some seniors told the council that weeks went by before they saw a single construction worker.
This delay has caused inconvenience for the senior citizens that use the center.
Meanwhile, residents of Bloy Street once again had to endure flooding last week, making it the second time in three months that rains have caused property damage in this residential neighborhood.
But residents will have to wait for Town Hall to fix the flooding at Evens Terminal Road before work on Bloy Street will start, Department of Public Works director Scott Anderson told the Star-Ledger.
How many more floods will Bloy Street have to endure? How many more new basements and living rooms? Even more than property damage, these flooding pose a health risk to pets and children.
Bloy Street residents can take a hint from the plight that Harvard Avenue residents had to endure before the municipal government finally stepped in to secure their neighborhood. It took many decades, and tens of thousands of dollars in damage, before the flooding near Harvard Avenue was controlled.
In the meantime, homeowners will continue to be paying their property taxes.
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