Post-deadly storm recovery efforts making progress in Plainfield
More than 80 members of the local group Legendarios pumped water out of basements, power washed, and carried out garbage.
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Several organizations are making some progress in cleanup and recovery efforts following the deadly storms that blew through central New Jersey earlier this week.
Volunteers worked alongside Plainfield homeowners Saturday to help them clean up their properties of the piles of belongings that sat on the curbs throughout the community.
More than 80 members of the local group Legendarios pumped water out of basements, power washed, and carried out garbage.
Hope Flows, Evangel Church in Scotch Plains and the City of Plainfield partnered to distribute emergency bags and some food to residents in need.
This is the second time in two weeks the city has had to deploy crews because of damage from extreme weather.
Although it will be a while until everything is cleaned up from this recent storm, official say the city will help impacted residents.
"We want to provide assistance first to those who are not able-bodied, especially to our seniors who need help in carving things out of their basement," said Plainfield Mayor Adrain Mapp. "And we have made our solid waste and sewer, as well as our department of public works available to just pick the stuff up from the curb and take it to our site at our transfer station."
"I'm very thankful for each and every one that came out to help me because I don't know how I would've done it myself," said homeowner Dorothy Woods.
The city will host a concert Sunday inside the Plainfield High School auditorium to raise funds to help residents who are struggling to recover. It begins at 4 p.m.
Mapp says donations from the concert will be handed out to residents on a case-by-case basis.
