FLOODING AND GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY UPDATE.

As promised, I participated in the Great Lakes Water Authority’s board meeting. I was the ONLY member of the public to come forward, but I delivered a message that I think speaks for all of us who lost so much in the flood.

I told the board exactly what I said publicly immediately following the flood: we cannot wait for them to make major improvements to the system. We need IMMEDIATE help for homeowners who want to install back flow preventers and sump pumps.

M.L. ELRICK OFFERS SOLUTIONS TO DETROIT FLOODING PROBLEMS

The torrential rain that fell late Friday was not the first time Connor Creek was overwhelmed in District 4 — and it won’t be the last. Officials blamed unexpectedly heavy rains, but my family and hundreds of other residents in District 4 have come to expect the Great Lakes Water Authority’s (GLWA) facilities are not up to the task of keeping our basements and our neighborhoods safe or dry.

MICHIGAN TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL 43 ENDORSES M.L. ELRICK

DONATE Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Detroit, Mich.— The Michigan Teamsters Joint Council 43 has announced its endorsement of M.L. Elrick for Detroit City Council in District 4. In announcing the union’s endorsement, Teamsters Joint Council 43 President Greg Nowak issued the following statement: “Elrick’s passionate, dedicated and effective background in … Read more

M.L. ELRICK OUTRAGED AT PROBATION SENTENCE

DONATE Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin FOR FORMER DETROIT COUNCILMAN GABE LELAND Detroit, Mich. — M.L. Elrick, a Detroit City Council candidate, expressed his frustration Monday, at the 2.5-year probation sentence handed down today to former Detroit City Councilman Gabe Leland for misconduct in office.  “It’s an outrage that Gabe Leland, who betrayed … Read more