Detroit City Council approves a hotly debated $130-million pump station project in Jefferson Chalmers, which received a flood zone designation after devastating 2021 basement backups. The project includes $5 million in community improvements, but some residents question whether it will prevent future flooding.
Author Archives: Christine Ferretti
Christine Ferretti is an award-winning journalist with nearly 20 years of reporting and editing experience at one of Michigan’s largest daily newspapers.
Prior to joining BridgeDetroit, she spent close to a decade heading up Detroit City Hall coverage for The Detroit News. Ferretti joined the Detroit office amid the city’s financial crisis and was a key contributor to the team reporting on the largest municipal bankruptcy in the history of the nation.
