Council adopts resolution to accept grant funding for flood mitigation efforts in the Grasslyn Manor neighborhood

On Tuesday, November 26 the Common Council adopted file #241018 – a resolution relating to the application, acceptance, and funding of a Private Property Inflow and Infiltration grant from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District in the Grasslyn Manor neighborhood. The file was sponsored by area Alderman DiAndre Jackson.

“The purpose of the project is to identify sources of inflow and infiltration, and set the stage to offer relief to the residents of this area who have dealt with the issue of flooding for far too long,” said Alderman Jackson. “I want to thank the residents of Grasslyn Manor who have been engaged and proactive in this work. I look forward to working with them to the very end of this endeavor.”

Steve O’Connell, a community leader and resident of the 7th District, believes this is the start of improved quality of life for those in the area. “The neighbors who call Grasslyn Manor home have been inundated by basement flooding, back yard flooding and street flooding for many years. With the assistance of Alderman Jackson and the consulting expertise of GreenPrint Partners, the neighborhood committee of engaged residents have pulled together a series of suggestions designed to address and manage the water that courses underneath the yards and streets. We all look forward to a year of study and problem solving in the future that will lead to dry basements, yards, and flowing street sewers during large rain events,” he said.

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