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Residents, homeowners urge city action after repeated neighborhood flooding
Summary
Multiple residents described repeated flooding, clogged drains, and property damage during public comment at the April 7 Kalamazoo City Commission meeting and urged the city to clear drains and consider infrastructure fixes on affected streets.
Kalamazoo — Two residents told the City Commission on April 7 that their neighborhoods experienced repeated flooding during recent storms and urged the city to clear storm drains and consider targeted infrastructure work.
A recurring complaint focused on ponding and yard flooding that residents say is caused by blocked or insufficient street drains. One resident who did not give a name told commissioners, “We just flooded on Wednesday for the second time this year. 1.38 inches, you’ll see that paper, will tell all the streets that are affected by your storm drains … I had to leave my house on Wednesday.” She said flooding has forced repeated furnace replacements and that…
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