Brick Officials Seek Videos, Photos Of Flooding

BRICK, NJ — If you took photos and/or videos of the flooding that occurred during the Aug. 13 rainstorm, Brick Township officials want to see them.

"If you have anything, please send copies to me," Brick Township Mayor John G. Ducey said Tuesday night at the Township Council meeting, as he gave an update on the flooding that damaged more than 170 homes in Brick on Aug. 13.

The council passed a resolution Tuesday night asking the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the Ocean County Engineering Department for an independent study of the impact of the Garden State Parkway widening and reconfiguration on rainfall runoff in the wake of flooding.

The goal isn't solely to assess blame for what happened, but also to figure what can be done to keep it from happening again, Ducey said.

While much of the attention has focused on Greenbriar 1, which sits on the southeast side of the Parkway and Burrsville Road, Ducey said township officials have heard from other residents, including those in Sutton Village, in Evergreen Woods, in Primrose Lane, and elsewhere, about damage.

Residents who have photos or videos of flooding can email them to mayor@bricktownship.net and should be sure to include the area where the video or photos were taken.

Photo by Brick Township Police