By J. PATRICK PEPPER Times-Herald Newspapers Homeowners who suffered flooding damage to their basements have filed a class-action lawsuit against five Wayne County communities, including Allen Park, Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. The suits, filed in Wayne County Circuit Court, seek unspecified damages and allege that improper sewer design and/or maintenance issues caused severe and widespread basement flooding during a torrential rain in early June. The other communities being sued are Garden City and Westland. The law … [Read more...] about Basement flooding prompts class action lawsuit
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Storm leaves some local streets, basements flooded
Last weekend’s storms left a few Downriver communities with some flooding, while others escaped mostly unscathed. In Taylor, I-94 was flooded in both directions near Telegraph Road. There were unconfirmed television reports that a tornado actually touched down on the freeway, city officials said. Some parts of the city also sustained wind damage, and limited flooding affected some areas of the city’s northeast end, as the Reeck Drain near I-94 and the Ecorse Creek exceeded their banks. Rick Lang, Allen Park city engineer and … [Read more...] about Storm leaves some local streets, basements flooded