Mount Holly Redevelopment Plan Delayed because of flooding problem*
source http://www.phillyburbs.com
MOUNT HOLLY — The unveiling of the latest redevelopment plan for the Mount Holly Gardens neighborhood will be delayed for at least a month in response to a state Department of Environmental Protection ruling.
The DEP has told the township that it must come up with a plan to deal with flooding that occurs in a small stream that runs through the redevelopment area before the project can continue.
Township Administrator Kathleen Hoffman said yesterday that the stream, which runs from Route 541, down Levis Drive and into an area near the Heller School, often fills with trash and that leads to flooding.
Hoffman said the DEP has reclassified what once had been considered a ditch as a stream. The change in classification has led to the delay. She said the township has been told to devise a plan addressing storm water management, wetlands delineation and maintenance of the stream.
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