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Residents offer river cleanup help as council weighs Norwayne culvert repairs and green infrastructure

Westland City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary

A Wayne resident reported abandoned homeless camps and river debris on the Rouge River and offered volunteer cleanup help; councilmembers discussed culvert repairs in Norwayne, the fixed value of CDBG funding since 1975, and broader investments in rain gardens and bioswales to reduce neighborhood flooding.

Matthew Mulholland told council he and a friend paddled the Rouge River and encountered several homeless camps, some abandoned and some occupied, that later contribute garbage to the river. Mulholland offered volunteer cleanup assistance and said logistics — access, trash removal and storage — will require…

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