Some residents in Newark and South Orange allege construction over the years at Seton Hall University has contributed to flooding in their neighborhoods. GainerTV reports.
Now, the South Orange Planning Council is about to hold a vote on more construction there. As CBS2's Alice Gainer reports, this group wants it delayed until flooding issues are addressed.
"I've never had any flooding or any water in my basement since I moved here until around 2011," Newark resident Ken Walters said."Because they've done more and more building, the water level has increased," he said. "We also know that Seton Hall is not 100 percent responsible. We do have an issue from Essex County Park. However, this structure is massive. They took away the green space, they built up, there's more impervious surfaces," Newark resident Libre Jones said.The South Orange Planning Board has a vote scheduled for Monday on the university's plan to build a new basketball facility. The group wants that vote delayed. So too does Newark's mayor.
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