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Union County Freeholders Hear Flood Detention Plans and Budget
Director Alfred J. Benninger outlines growth driven needs in Union County including bridges and culverts to drain streams and a major new bridge at Bridge Street Elizabeth. He urges state action on water supply and federal road aid while noting a slight tax rise and the shift to John E. Runnells Hospital for Chest Diseases. He emphasizes county parks funding and flood detention basins to protect about two hundred thousand residents.
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Board of Freeholders New Years Day
Alfred J. Benninger
Union County
Bridge Street
Elizabeth
City of
Rew
South Street
Elizabeth River
Tam Vey
Board of Freeholders
New Jersey
Federal
Meisenhower
Washington
Bonnie Burn
John E. Runnells Hospital
Ratfids Park
United States
Park Commission
Union
Hillside