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Cape May residents flooded during Sandy suspect decision to close broken tidal gate backfired

Dale Gerhard

Cape Flood

Water passing through the tidal flood gate at Perry Street empties Friday into Cape Island Creek, which flows to the Cape May Canal. A tidal flap gate near Perry and West Perry Streets in Cape May is broken and fails to work properly, choking off storm runoff to Cape Island meadows. Residential areas near the drain were extensively flooded during Hurricane Sandy.

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Water passing through the tidal flood gate at Perry Street, empties into Cape Island Creek, which flows to the Cape May Canal. A tidal flap gate near Perry and West Perry Streets in Cape May is broken and fails to work properly, choking off storm runoff to Cape Island meadows. Residential areas near the drain were extensively flooded during Hurricane Sandy Friday Feb 22, 2013. (Dale Gerhard/The Press of Atlantic City)

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Claghorn Place resident Terri Werner, walks near a storm drain in front of her home that backed up and flooded the street during Hurricane Sandy. A tidal flap gate near Perry and West Perry Streets in Cape May is broken and fails to work properly, choking off storm runoff to Cape Island meadows. Residential areas near the drain were extensively flooded during Hurricane Sandy Friday Feb 22, 2013. (Dale Gerhard/The Press of Atlantic City)

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Claghorn Place resident George Werner, walks near a storm drain that backed up and flooded the street during Hurricane Sandy. A tidal flap gate near Perry and West Perry Streets in Cape May is broken and fails to work properly, choking off storm runoff to Cape Island meadows. Residential areas near the drain were extensively flooded during Hurricane Sandy Friday Feb 22, 2013. (Dale Gerhard/The Press of Atlantic City)

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This handout photo from Claghorn Place resident Terri Werner, shows flooding along her street during Hurricane Sandy. A tidal flap gate near Perry and West Perry Streets in Cape May is broken and fails to work properly, choking off storm runoff to Cape Island meadows. Residential areas near the drain were extensively flooded during Hurricane Sandy Friday Feb 22, 2013. (Handout Terri Werner)

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The home John Murn on Congress Street, was flooded, collapsing the floor and rendering the house unlivable. A tidal flap gate near Perry and West Perry Streets in Cape May is broken and fails to work properly, choking off storm runoff to Cape Island meadows. Residential areas near the drain were extensively flooded during Hurricane Sandy Friday Feb 22, 2013. (Dale Gerhard/The Press of Atlantic City)

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Claghorn Place resident Terri Werner, said flood water reached as high as 5 feet in her basement during Hurricane Sandy. A tidal flap gate near Perry and West Perry Streets in Cape May is broken and fails to work properly, choking off storm runoff to Cape Island meadows. Residential areas near the drain were extensively flooded during Hurricane Sandy Friday Feb 22, 2013. (Dale Gerhard/The Press of Atlantic City)

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A broken hinge on the tidal gate flap can be seen. A tidal flap gate near Perry and West Perry Streets in Cape May is broken and fails to work properly, choking off storm runoff to Cape Island meadows. Residential areas near the drain were extensively flooded during Hurricane Sandy Friday Feb 22, 2013. (Dale Gerhard/The Press of Atlantic City)

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