CANTON TWP. — Township officials are studying stormwater patterns, clearing creeks and preparing to inspect hundreds of neighborhood detention ponds as efforts to reduce flooding continue in the community.
An August 2023 storm that dropped 4 to 5 inches of rain in just a few hours flooded at least 225 homes, shut down major roads and overwhelmed the community’s stormwater system, the township’s 2025 master plan notes.
“We’re taking the flooding in Canton very seriously, but there’s really no silver bullet,” Supervisor Anne Marie Graham-Hudak said. “This is a multi-pronged issue that we have to work together to fix.”
Neighborhood pond inspections coming
Municipal Services Director Dave Norwood said the township has been working with Wayne County and developers to address maintenance issues along waterways such as Fowler Creek, including removing log jams and managing beaver dams that can block water flow…