"Residents of The Hole - otherwise known as the Jewel Streets area for avenues named after amber and sapphire - have suffered from flooding even on sunny days and are not connected to the city sewer system. They've navigated standing puddles of water and relied on septic tanks, which can leak. As part of the neighborhood plan, which came about through a multi-year process, the area will get a new drainage system, including sewers."
"The city plans to raise streets by as much as 10 feet in certain areas and will build a pump station to carry sanitary waste into the sewer system. Plus, to mitigate flooding, the city plans to construct multiple bluebelts, which will use nature to channel rainwater into Spring Creek. In anticipation of more intense rainfall as a result of climate change, the sewer system will be designed to handle about a third more rainwater than sewers in most neighborhoods around the boroughs."
The rezoning plan for The Hole will install a new drainage system, including sewers, eliminate septic tanks, and allow neighborhood connections to the city sewer. Streets will be raised by as much as 10 feet in areas and a pump station will carry sanitary waste into the sewer system. Multiple bluebelts will channel rainwater into Spring Creek to mitigate flooding. The sewer design will accommodate roughly one-third more rainwater than typical borough sewers in anticipation of intensified rainfall due to climate change. The proposal could create as many as 5,000 new homes, with about 1,400 on nearby city-owned land.
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