To prevent widespread flooding, an intergovernmental planning agency is attempting to develop a plan for southeast Michigan and wants to hear from you about your experiences and concerns through a short, online survey.
If you want to help, don't put off filling it out.
The deadline is next Tuesday, Aug. 12.
"Over the past several years, communities across southeast Michigan have seen more frequent and intense storm events, leading to widespread flooding," the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments said, adding that it plans to use the data it collects to help inform the "flooding and resilience plan" it develops.
Local communities also are expected to use the plan to guide decisions about which projects to invest in.
Increasingly extreme weather
has become a problem throughout Michigan, affecting not just residents but also insurance rates and electric utility companies, which have said that violent storms are hampering reliability and add to their bottom line.
In a few questions, the survey asks residents "how flooding has impacted them" and to detail or prioritize what efforts and projects they "would like to see to better prepare communities for future flood events." It also asks for the respondent's demographic information.
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments — which covers seven counties: Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne — added that you have a few days to complete the survey, which can be found online at https://bit.ly/3Tpljzk.
Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or fwitsil@freepress.com
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Storms are swamping Michigan. There's a way to help stop the flooding
