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Dick Mallery is tired of quick fixes to his 50-year-flooding problem; he wants a nearby culvert replaced. But even that will only keep floodwaters away if it’s designed to withstand the new normal. As climate change brings heavier rainfall and more frequent floods to the Upper Great Lakes, our infrastructure needs an overhaul.
9 & 10 News July 29, 2021 ACME TOWNSHIP – A man in Acme Township is “trapped” on his property because of a backed up culvert that flooded from a recent storm. The flooding washed out the gravel in his driveway creating deep holes and preventing anyone from getting in or out. Richard Mallery, the homeowner, says this happens every time it rains in his area of Grand Traverse County. His property, in particular, because of the way it sits on South Lautner Road. “Think of Lautner Road as a dam,” says Mallery. “It rises ten feet, so that’s a ten foot lake on the other side and th...