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Grosse Pointe Farms Blames DTE for Heavily Flooded Basements
Many residents reported being up all night and professional clean-up crews lined the streets early Saturday. Many residents received a hand delivered letter from the city of Grosse Pointe Farms related to the flooding. A meeting is set for Thursday.
For at least the second time in a matter of months, residents in the heart of Grosse Pointe Farms are dealing with flooded basements. The flooding began late Friday and cotinued into early Saturday, keeping many people up overnight. Professional water removal trucks lined the streets and driveways on McMillan, Moran, McKinley, Kerby and many other streets early Saturday. This afternoon a letter hand delivered to residents states the pumping station was "knocked offline for several minutes Friday" due to "several DTE power bumps." The letter also says the lack of power to the pumping station contributed to much of the flooding in basements. The reason offered is exactly what city officials said in May when severe flooding was reported in…
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Jo Tucker
8:05 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Wow! Just found this site and read each post......I'm so sorry to hear what all of you have been through...just doesn't seem right...I have been looking for a home there but now rethinking my decision.......I'm too old to fight 8" - 12" of water....Glad I found this site but so disappointed in the city and for all you who had to endure such a mess. I guess I will stay where I'm at...sigh more ›