September 7, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 9 Village Hall (continued from page 5) or 30 residents who were trapped by flooding in their own homes, and the Ridgewood Fire Department pumped out a large number of flooded basements for days after the storm that inundated the portion of Ridgewood closest to Veterans Field. Rutishauser said Irene led to the most serious flooding this year, but that Floyd, and another storm in 1976, had caused even more flooding, marking Irene as the thirdworst flooding in the memories of senior members of the professional staff. “This is not our first flood,” Rutishauser said. “We know what to do. I won’t say that practice makes perfect, but it helps get you Flooding resulted in Graydon Pool closing early this year. ready.” Gabbert said that, based on the damages attributed to Floyd, he expected the damages from Irene to be under $1 million, but had no exact figures at press time. Road crews were cutting up dozens of trees and large limbs through most of last week. Graydon Pool, with flooding that covered the sand beach and part of the foundation of the concession stand, was not available for the Labor Day weekend, and the municipal parking lot that serves village hall and the public library was closed from Saturday at 2:30 p.m. until Tuesday afternoon.