Richard M. Onderko, Manville
Now the real work starts. We need funding to complete our flood study with a sense of urgency. Hopefully a newly formed commission will carry more weight in Washington and do just that.
Yes, we have had four major flood events in the last decade but there were numerous close calls in the 1980s and 1990s. Waiting an additional 20 or 30 years before a shovel goes in the ground is totally unacceptable. That is not an option anyone wants to hear.
The Army Corps of Engineers can fix or mitigate the problem and all it takes is funding. We have two years left to complete a flood study that will take 13 years in total. We have waited long enough. Large sections of our town are at risk. I look forward to the day where we visualize solutions and see construction begin!
This is long overdue. We all have waited long enough and have seen so many of our good long-time neighbors leave town because of continued flooding.
Richard M. Onderko
Manville
Mr. Onderko is a Manville Borough councilman.

