From the desk of Councilman Peter Cunningham:
Friends, family and neighbors,
Wow, what a couple of days! This is a quick note to thank the Administration and Mayor Zimmer’s team, C.E.R.T, OEM and City employees for doing such a great job! We were out front and center setting the precedence for hurricane preparations in the New York City area. I utilized key contacts throughout the 5th ward to spread the word and to help look out for our fellow neighbors; and we thank you all as well for all your support and hard work. Residents were as well amazing with their preparations. I don’t want to say that we challenged mother nature, but we were certainly prepared for the worst.
It all worked according to plan, and thank goodness mother nature recognized our efforts. As I have said, the City’s preparation is like having an umbrella in anticipation of a rainy day. You hopefully don’t have to use it, but you’re glad you have it. One other friend referred to our preparation as an insurance policy. And he’s right. It was a job well done. We must also remember that when another storm approaches, we just might have to do this all over again, and I am confident that we will.
Aside from the pure public safety concerns of Hoboken storms, and the need to be prepared, flooding is a major problem that can be solved. Our use of the Emnet technology (under ground sewer system analysis) is producing very important data that along with “high speed” pumps, and proper flood mitigating development will solve our flooding problems – finally. I am proud to be at the forefront of these important solutions, and to serve the people of the 5th Ward and the City of Hoboken. Thanks all…see you in the neighborhood and be
safe.
Peter
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