Message from the NLNA: Please Help Clear Sewer Drains Before Saturday Night!

From the NLNA, please spread the word:

As everyone knows, our area likely will feel effects from Hurricane Irene Saturday evening and Sunday. Hopefully they will be modest, but high winds and very heavy rains are possible.

Flooding from overloaded storm drains is a major risk for Philadelphia - parts of NL in particular.

So please - take a quick walk around your block.
If you see leaves, trash or other debris blocking storm drains or gathered along the curb where water normally runs down towards the drain - please take a few moments and clear the debris away.

You'll be doing a great service to yourself and your neighbors.

Also, call 311 to report any seriously blocked drains. (We are notifying our Water Dept. contacts as well.)

In addition, especially if you're new to the neighborhood, be aware that the 200 block of Wildey St. and nearby blocks (900 block of Bodine; 300 block of Saint John Neumann; southern end of 1000 block of N. 3rd) are low-lying areas that have historically been prone to flooding in extreme situations.

Stay safe, folks!