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Commission hears technical briefing and sustained public concern on stormwater; asks city attorney to draft options
Summary
Planning commission members heard a technical briefing from Public Works Director Kevin Wayne on Huntington Woods' combined sewer system and rehabilitation methods, listened to several residents' accounts of chronic backyard flooding and enforcement failures, and asked City Attorney Matthew Zaleski to compile model ordinances and legal options for the commission to consider.
The Huntington Woods Planning Commission on Tuesday devoted major discussion time to stormwater management and the city’s combined sewer system, receiving a technical briefing from Public Works Director Kevin Wayne and sustained public comment from residents reporting repeated backyard flooding and perceived lapses in enforcement.
Staff presented a sewer map and explained ongoing rehabilitation work: in‑pipe lining to extend service life with minimal excavation and, where necessary, more intrusive pipe‑burst replacement that entails excavation and re‑tapping private connections. Wayne said lining reduces costs and disturbance and that lining…
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