Residents and the mayor say the problem started when a pump station was installed a few years ago.
are pleading for help as their homes are on the brink of collapsing into a nearby creek.
One home has been condemned for some time, and people living in the neighboring homes live in fear, wondering when they will be next. They're located on Heather Lane, which is now an environmentally sensitive cul-de-sac, as well as Holley Court. Residents and the mayor tell CBS New York's Lisa Rozner the problem of erosion started a few years ago when a pump station was installed that changed the direction of the body of water behind it.They were hoping the Army Corps of Engineers would get involved to help fix it, but they just learned Tuesday from Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman that the area does not fall under the Army Corps of Engineers' authorization.
"We've reached out to every government organization -- FEMA, OEM, state OEM, Army Corps -- and they said, yeah, we can help, but then next day or two, they say no, we can't help . The borough cannot get involved in private property, that's a big no-no, so the homeowners are left to fend for themselves. We're trying to do the level best we can," Middlesex Mayor John Madden said.
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