An abandoned car sits in the middle of Fourth Street on Oct. 3 as a northeast gale continued to cause exceptionally high tides and street flooding in Ocean City.
Mayor Jay A. Gillian will hold a town hall meeting Nov. 14 to provide an update on plans to build a pump station to help remediate street flooding at the north end of Ocean City.
The core project area to be serviced by a new pump station at the north end.
The meeting will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall at the Ocean City Free Public Library (1735 Simpson Avenue).
The city has plans to use the biggest grant in its history — $5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency — to improve drainage in the flood-prone area between Second Street and Eighth Street, West Avenue and the bay.
With the city providing another $3.8 million in capital funds, the $8.8 million project would overhaul the storm drain system and use mechanical pumping to help move water from the streets to the bay. The pumps would be located on city-owned property on the recreation fields behind the Ocean City Primary School.
The city is still working to obtain permits for the work, which would begin sometime in 2016.
A similar project was completed in the Merion Park neighborhood off Roosevelt Boulevard, and another is in the design phase in a low-lying area between 26th and 34th streets.
The pump stations cannot prevent flooding during major storms or tidal events, but they can help water drain more quickly and effectively.
Representatives of the engineering firm Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor (PS&S) will provide a presentation at the town hall meeting and answer specific questions about the project. City Council members may also be attendance.
For more information, call 609-525-9333.
The core project area to be serviced by a new pump station at the north end.
The meeting will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the Chris Maloney Lecture Hall at the Ocean City Free Public Library (1735 Simpson Avenue).
The city has plans to use the biggest grant in its history — $5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency — to improve drainage in the flood-prone area between Second Street and Eighth Street, West Avenue and the bay.
With the city providing another $3.8 million in capital funds, the $8.8 million project would overhaul the storm drain system and use mechanical pumping to help move water from the streets to the bay. The pumps would be located on city-owned property on the recreation fields behind the Ocean City Primary School.
The city is still working to obtain permits for the work, which would begin sometime in 2016.
A similar project was completed in the Merion Park neighborhood off Roosevelt Boulevard, and another is in the design phase in a low-lying area between 26th and 34th streets.
The pump stations cannot prevent flooding during major storms or tidal events, but they can help water drain more quickly and effectively.
Representatives of the engineering firm Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor (PS&S) will provide a presentation at the town hall meeting and answer specific questions about the project. City Council members may also be attendance.
For more information, call 609-525-9333.
