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Dearborn Heights, Mich. – August 1, 2024 – The City of Dearborn Heights is collaborating with the Downriver Community Conference (DCC) and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative to develop designs for restoring an approximately one-mile stretch of the North Branch of Ecorse Creek (NBEC). The project will provide a model for designing flood control and ecosystem restoration plans for the full, 17-mile stretch of NBEC, which runs through seven communities before emptying into the Det...
Dearborn Heights, MI, April 25, 2024 – Today, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., met with local mayors to discuss infrastructure flood solutions underway in Southeast Michigan. Mayors in attendance included Mayor Bill Bazzi of Dearborn Heights, Mayor Lamar Tidwell of Ecorse, Mayor Michael Higgins of Lincoln Park, Mayor Gail McLeod of Allen Park, and Mayor Tim Woolley of Taylor. The Cities Initiative received Infrastructure Investment and J...