Detroit Free Press
Michigan needs to do and spend much more to avoid further disasters like the two dam failures that caused catastrophic flooding in Midland and Gladwin counties in May 2020, the Michigan Dam Safety Task Force states in its final report submitted this week to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
The 19-member task force, including state department heads, engineers, dam safety officials and others, was convened by Whitmer following the Edenville and Sanford dam failures on the Tittabawassee River amid record rains last May. The dam failures drained the Wixom Lake and Sanford Lake impoundments, causing devastating flooding downriver in Midland, with more than $250 million in damages. Whitmer asked the task force to take a comprehensive look at the state s 2,500 dams, about 1,100 of which are regulated by the state, and whether their regulation was adequate.
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Winter storm blasts southeast Michigan: Here s how much snow has fallen Slone Terranella, Detroit Free Press
After what s been a relatively mild winter so far in southeast Michigan, a winter storm is hitting hard bringing up to 9 inches of snow in some communities across southeast Michigan.
Oil City, 3.8 inches
Flint, 9.5 inches © Antranik Tavitian, Detroit Free Press Mike Charnesky helps a stuck UPS truck by shoveling snow on Fischer Street on Feb. 16, 2021, in Detroit. The truck was having trouble gaining traction because it wasn t carrying enough packages to way it down. Charnesky works out of a remote office on Fischer Street and drove in from his home a couple miles away. I knew if I came here I d have to shovel to get out, he said.
Housing prices: No dips in sight as demand, lumber, labor costs push prices higher
David Pendered January 6, 2021 9:37 pm
By David Pendered
The prospect of falling home prices – affordable units or market-based – shows no signs of appearing at the start of 2021. Demand for dwellings exceeds supply, and prices for lumber and labor remain above expectations.
Housing prices in metro Atlanta aren’t expected to decline in the near future, as demand remains high, as do costs of lumber and labor. File/Credit: Kelly Jordan
This is how the Atlanta Fed put it in its Dec. 2, 2020 Beige Book report:
“Construction costs, especially lumber and labor, remained elevated. Consequently, home prices continued to rise, putting pressure on affordability.”
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The Detroit protests against police brutality began on May 29, just days after the death of George Floyd, who died on May 25 at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. Within days, more marches were organized in Troy, Grosse Pointe, Shelby Township and beyond kicking off what would become a summer of largely peaceful protests to proclaim that Black lives matter, to call for police reform and demand justice for George Floyd, Priscilla Slater, Breonna Taylor and more.
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Jah-T of Detroit along with fellow protesters pause along their march at The Fist, a sculpture dedicated to Joe Louis, to listen to speeches on.
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