Washington Township officials were among those who could be forced to deal with the havoc created by Tropical Storm Isaias for months to come. On Thursday, the township's board of supervisors will hold a special meeting to discuss how to best deal with damage to Groff Road.

            Heavy rains and flooding last week forced municipal officials to close a portion of the road after some of the blacktop and roadbed were washed away. A couple of hundred feet of the township-owned road will have to be rebuilt, according to Manager Rich Sichler. He said it would likely cost less than $100,000.

            A segment of Forgedale Road, which is owned by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, has also been closed after it absorbed significant damage. A portion of the road does not have enough blacktop to carry two lanes of traffic, according to the manager.

            Sichler said the storm had a significant impact on the municipality. Several locally-owned roads absorbed minor damage.

            "We're almost done clearing trees," the manager said Tuesday, afternoon, adding that municipal officials have been picking up branches in a municipal recreational area since the end of last week. "The intensity of the storm caught me by surprise."

            In Marlborough Township, the storm damaged multiple roads and bridges, including a ditch washing out and undermining East Hendricks Road as well as bridges at Swamp Creek and Magazine Road and one on Price Road, according to Township Manager Marybeth Cody.

            The storm also damaged two parks along the Unami Creek and the one at the Finland Road Park, as well as washing out the driveway and parking lot to Lake Skymount. The issues at the facility on Long Road have been fixed, according to Cody.

            Initially, Perkiomenville, West Campbell, Long and Hiffletrayer roads were closed due to fallen trees on wires. Scott, Camp, Price and Church roads were washed out,. A fallen tree on Payne Road was removed, allowing the road to reopen, according to the manager.

            Also, Lumber Street, Main Street, Route 29, Crusher Road and Hoppenville Road were shut down but are currently open.

            Law enforcement officials were forced to close Swamp Creek, Middle Creek Road and Smith Road on Aug. 4 for approximately four hours. According to Cody, emergency responders made 12 water rescues in the township.

            In Green Lane, the roads fared very well, considering the fact that the borough was isolated for a few hours, according to Mayor Lynn Wolfe. In an email message received Wednesday morning, Wolfe explained that experience from prior storms helped prepare municipal officials provide a more rapid response to help evacuate or residents and keep its citizens safe through road closures. However, she wrote that preparedness does not lessen the anxiety for those who live or have businesses along the flood path.

            Inconvenienced, but grateful," Wofle wrote "It could have been worse."

            In Upper Hanover, last week's storm forced officials to close a portion of Hendricks Road near the Hendricks Road bridge due to damaged asphalt, according to Township Manager Stan Seitzinger, Jr. He wrote in an email that the base repair was completed on Monday and that the paving top will be installed later this week. The road and the bridge are currently open.

            Douglass Township municipal officials are also dealing with the aftermath of last week's storm. Township employees are cleaning up downed trees and branches, according to Township  Manager Pete Hiryak. He said the work should continue for another couple of weeks.

            "This was a major event," the manager said. "We got a large amount of rain in a short period of time. The intensity of these storms has increased."

            Significant tree damage in the area of Paper Mill and Lone Pine roads led to power loss for two dozen residents in the area for three or four days, according to the manager.

             Hiryak said the storm also washed out all of the township's six miles of dirt roads. Municipal workers will be required to redo all the corresponding swales and ditches.