STORM WATCH: Water rises to three and a half feet at Jamesburg business; others also flooded
Business owners on West Railroad Avenue in Jamesburg have begun the cleanup process after floodwaters Sunday shut them down.
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Aug 23, 2021, 10:30 AM
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Updated 1,261 days ago
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1,260ds agoBusiness owners on West Railroad
Avenue in Jamesburg have begun the cleanup process after floodwaters Sunday shut them down.
“It was 41 3/4 inches high,” says
Luke Becker, with Four Boys Ice Cream. “So, three and a half feet, about.”
Four Boys Ice Cream, just across
from Thompson Park and Lake Manalapan, is the lowest point at the corner of
West Railroad Avenue and Forsgate Drive.
“We got probably about 90% of the
equipment out last night,” says Becker. “We started scrubbing all the mud out
and that’s the main goal, get all the mud out. We’re hoping the soft serve ice
cream machines still work because the compressors were higher than the
waterline.”
The building owner where Seniors
Barber Shop operates says this needs to be prevented in the
future.
“Unacceptable! It just is
unacceptable, and it should be remedied by the town and the county,” says Mary
Jo Giancola. “I hold the county accountable also.”
News 12 reached out to the county commissioner for comment on the lake
situation, but they did not get back.
Becker says if you’d like to help
them get back on their feet in Jamesburg, please visit one of their five other
locations.
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