On Flooding In Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark And Beyond: Meeting Wednesday

HOBOKEN, NJ — A group that is trying to find solutions to flooding in Northeastern New Jersey — particularly in Hoboken, Jersey City, Bayonne, and Newark — is holding two virtual community meetings this Wednesday.

Resilient NJ/Northeastern NJ is a project that brings together planners, engineers, designers, and other experts to address flood-related hazards at a regional scale.

The project is administered through the NJDEP Bureau of Climate Resilience Planning and has the participation of Jersey City, Newark, Hoboken, Bayonne, Hudson County, the Ironbound Community Corporation, and HOPES Community Assistance Partnership.

At two virtual meetings on Wednesday — one from 4-5:30 p.m. and one from 6:30-8 — attendees will discuss "changing flood risks, physical and programmatic solutions for flooding, and the development of a regional resiliency action plan to address flooding," according to the city of Hoboken.

People must RSVP in advance to participate, but they can also watch using the link below.

Both meetings will be led in English and Spanish, with American Sign Language interpretation.

• RSVP and access the virtual Zoom meeting at https://tinyurl.com/nenj-mtg-4.
• Watch on Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/ResilientNENJ.

Local Issue And Statewide

Find out about steps Hoboken is taking to combat flooding from rainfall here.

Find out more about this summer's flooding in Hoboken and Jersey City here.

Communities are partnering with NJDEP to lead similar projects in these other areas:

• Raritan River and Bay Communities (Middlesex County, Woodbridge, Old Bridge, Sayreville, South Amboy, Perth Amboy, South River, and Carteret)
• Long Beach Island (Long Beach, Beach Haven, Barnegat Light, Ship Bottom, Harvey Cedars, and Surf City)
• Atlantic County Coastal Region (Ventnor, Atlantic City, Longport, Margate, Northfield, Pleasantville, and Brigantine)

Find out more about Resiliency NJ here.

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