Phase 2 of Post-Irene House Elevations Begins Tuesday

Nearly two years after Hurricane Irene, many in Parsippany are still displaced from their homes due to severe damage to their residences. For some homeowners, the only way to save their houses was to agree to have them elevated higher than the 100-year flood level. And while a precious few homes were raised last year, there is good news for those still waiting.

The second phase of elevations kicks off Tuesday in Parsippany, said Mayor James Barberio.

“This process has been endured far too long by the residents of Lake Hiawatha who have yet to return to their homes," he said. "I am glad to see progress being made and the gradual return of normalcy to the area.

“We have worked so hard to get to this point.”

Paid for through the Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant, elevations have already taken place at 17 Chesapeake Ave., 67 River Road and 6 Seminole Ave.; the house at 60 Lake Shore Drive is under construction now. 

This second phase of elevations will be the task of 1 Sound Choice of Pompton Plains, which won the bid to work on the next three properties: 49 Lake Shore Drive, 77 Lake Shore Drive and 1 Mohican Place.