Summary
A repeat commenter described repeated flooding and sewage backups in her south side neighborhood, tying them to decades-old infrastructure and asking the commission to fix it.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Unknown — fixing the storm system would require city investment not yet quantified.
South side residents would benefit from dry, clean streets.
South side residents living with flooded streets and sewage backups.
Mentions & discussions (4)
City Commission - Oct 19, 2026
A south side resident said her neighborhood is the only one in Kalamazoo where streets flood every rain, blaming aging storm drains and asking for nine years of inaction to end.
City Commission - Sep 21, 2026
A repeat commenter described repeated flooding and sewage backups in her south side neighborhood, tying them to decades-old infrastructure and asking the commission to fix it.
City Commission - Sep 8, 2026
Longtime resident Tina McClint renewed her eight-year plea for the city to fix storm drains and flooding on the south side, arguing new development makes it worse while downtown gets infrastructure fixed first.
City Commission - Aug 10, 2026
A Lakeside Drive resident has begged the city for eight and a half years to fix flooding caused by backed-up storm drains and sewers, worsened after K-B-C-C destroyed twelve acres of green space. She says the master plan keeps putting affordable housing in poor neighborhoods instead of wealthy ones.
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