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Residents urge council to resolve long-running drainage problem; city schedules engineering meeting
Summary
Residents described a recurring neighborhood flooding problem dating to 1990 and asked council to help secure a coordinated meeting with Public Works, the Treasurer and City Attorney about escrow/payment options for repairs.
At the public-comment portion of the May 19 Southfield City Council meeting, residents from a neighborhood with chronic drainage problems asked the council to help move a stalled resolution forward.
Imari Kenyatta said the flooding issue dates to 1990 and that residents and the city disagree over who should pay for private portions of a proposed infrastructure fix. He provided documentation to the clerk and urged the council to use the city administrator's office to help coordinate a…
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