Reporting of the flooding in the West Orange Cemetery was incomplete in that the writer failed to remember the “when, where, why and who” mantra that my English composition teachers taught.
Two fundamental laws came into play here. The law of unintended consequences. Water usually runs downhill. A third may be that trees sequester more than carbon dioxide; trees retain soil and water.
Review of the permit request by NB Development LLC was inadequate despite sincere effort by various boards. Other routes of access to the utility lines were plainly available.
Richard Ballou
Orange