DETROIT (WXYZ) — More than 200 people took to the water this weekend in Jefferson-Chalmers in a flotilla protest against a revived plan to close off canals in their neighborhood.
The city of Detroit is moving forward with a $20 million HUD CDBG-DR grant project aimed at addressing severe flooding and removing the area’s floodplain designation. The plan to close canals has drawn fierce opposition from residents who say it would destroy their way of life and hurt property values.
Watch Randy Wimbley’s video report below:…