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Southwest Detroit resident urges council to include 48217 drainage needs in infrastructure funds
Summary
A resident of Southwest Detroit (48217) told the council her neighborhood has flooded for more than 20 years and asked that the area be included in upcoming drainage-infrastructure funding and investigations.
Theresa Landrum, a resident of District 6, told the council that Southwest Detroit (ZIP code 48217) has experienced chronic flooding for more than 20 years and asked that the council include her neighborhood in drainage-infrastructure investigations and repairs.
Landrum said roughly 11 streets in her area suffer repeated flooding and that “9 out of 11 streets flood,” causing basement backups and blocking emergency access. She named streets and neighborhoods near Fourth Street and Shafer and said that in heavy flooding residents could not get out for emergency services.
Member Waters, addressing Landrum’s comments, said the administration was considering separate outreach and possibly a 5 p.m. hearing on related flooding issues and referenced a total figure of $346,000,000 in the broader context of drainage or infrastructure funding; Waters asked staff and the mayor’s office to clarify details for Landrum.
The transcript records the request as public comment and a pledge to get more information from the mayor’s office; no funding commitment or formal council action was taken during the morning session.
