Tittabawassee River Dams Will Be Rebuilt, But Who Pays Remains Controversial wdet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wdet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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About a year ago, a series of dams on the Tittabawassee River failed. The lakes behind the dams emptied and left thousands of people who used to have waterfront property staring out onto a dry lakebed. Now, as Brett Dahlberg reports, there are plans to refill the lakes, but they re controversial, and the results are still years away.
But under heavy rains, the upstream dams failed. Water flooded into Sanford Lake and into the homes of Deliso, his neighbors, and thousands of other people in communities along the course of the river. Then, the downstream dam failed, and the lakes emptied.
We saved nothing : Midland homeowners still struggling 1 year after historic flood
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MIDLAND, Mich. â The floodwater in Midland is gone, but many people are still left cleaning up the damage.
Thursday, local and state officials took the time to see just how far these communities have come since that historic flood just one year ago.
Many of those who lost everything in the flood are still waiting for financial relief.
Now, legal action is being taken to hold those responsible accountable. You know Kid Rockâs âsummertime in northern Michiganâ? I lived it, said Carl Hamann.
Listening to the partisan political debate, some people may think that the only way for government policies to change is to elect the right people. While elections are important, they are not the only way that policies get changed. Another possibility is that the Overton Window shifts when some ideas become more popular, and the change can make previously unthinkable policies possible. I spoke with the Mackinac Center’s director of research, Michael Van Beek, to talk about how the Overton Window changes. We looked at the new ways policymakers thought about taxi regulations and what caused them to rethink their approach.
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