| Author | Message | ||
| Stephen Goodfellow
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I talked to Margaret Lewis of Legacy news. She's been in touch with the HP water department and says there has been NO interruption in HP water quality! It would appear that our water department is quite an asset for HP | ||
| tracie armstead |
You are correct Stephen. I attended the city council meeting this week, a employee representing the water department was present to confirm your message. One issue that arose from the meeting was developing a communication plan when things such as a power outage occurs. I think the city is lacking basic business practices such as a disaster recovery plan and or how to communicate with citizens when there is a state of emergency. | ||
| Katherine |
The Highland Park Water system should be another positive selling point for HP real estate! | ||
| Stephen Goodfellow
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How about a plackard on Woodward and over the freeways: "Got Water?" | ||
| tracie armstead |
I like that one Stephen. | ||
| Stephen Goodfellow
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Roger Wenson - lives on McLean - was passing through the alley with his dog, and I fell into conversation with him. Turns out that he used to work for the Water Department. When I told him I was impressed by the Water Department's ability to keep things running, he laughed and told me that the back-up generators belong in the Henry Ford Museum - but they work! Says there's lots of water. The system was designed with Ford & Chrysler in mind, plus 60,000 people. Now there's no auto industry and only slightly more than 16,000 people living here. He also told me that there was an effort in the past to sell the water to one of the cities North of us (forget which one) - but it was blocked by the City of Detroit. They wouldn't allow our pipes to pass through their land. He smiled and told me it's because Detroit likes to hold on to their water monopoly. Fresh water is gold. Seems to me we ought to try again. Sure, I hear the objection that the system in need of repair, let alone affording new pipe to be laid, but if HP could get an agreement and a promisory note from a city wishing to avail themselves of this most excellent Highland Park product, the city ought to be able to take that to any bank worth it's salt for a loan. Just thinkin'... |
