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County committee recognizes Clinton River Watershed Council; council previews rain-garden pilot and fundraiser
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Summary
Macomb County committee received on file a presentation from the Clinton River Watershed Council outlining recent cleanups, a water-trail master plan update, a rain-barrel and native-plant sale, and a pilot program to assess residential rain-garden and tree plantings; committee acknowledged the presentation 13-0.
The committee received on file a presentation from the Clinton River Watershed Council and thanked the group for its work on local cleanups and watershed planning.
Jennifer Hill of the Clinton River Watershed Council reviewed recent activities and upcoming programs. She said the council recently held a cleanup at Dodge Park in Sterling Heights in partnership with the Ford Sterling plant, noting about 30 employees participated. Hill said the council is updating its state-designated Clinton River Water Trail master plan with input from counties, communities and water users and hopes to complete the plan by the end of the year.
Hill described an upcoming rain-barrel and native-plant sale and a pilot program planned this year to offer residents in Sterling Heights, Warren and Centerline property assessments to determine whether a rain garden, tree planting or rain barrel would be feasible to capture stormwater runoff. She said the council’s goal is to expand the service across the watershed in future years and that the group will soon launch a website for the pilot assessment sign-up. Hill also announced a weekly cleanup planned for Aug. 13 at a Meijer and Van Dyke location in Warren (staff said they would confirm the precise location) and the council’s annual fundraiser, Crafts on the Clinton, scheduled for Sept. 19 at Dodge Park.
Commissioners asked a handful of clarifying questions, chiefly about dates and locations for cleanups and program launches. When asked by a commissioner about the August cleanup location, Hill said she would “double check the location and get back to you.”
The committee moved to receive the presentation on file and the motion passed 13-0.
Votes and next steps: The council will provide follow-up details on cleanup locations and the pilot program sign-up website; commissioners and members of the public were invited to participate in upcoming cleanups and the fundraiser.
