The Leelanau County Drain Commission is beginning to take steps to improve the drainage south of the intersection of M-22 and Carter Road, near the now-closed Silver Swan Homemade Foods, in Elmwood Township.
The Elmwood Township board filed a petition that would authorize Drain Commissioner Steve Christensen to expand the drainage district to include properties affected their regular meeting Monday. This includes Silver Swan, Classic Consignment, Glendale Burger Shop, and other areas drenched in flash floods back in 2020.
According to Township Supervisor Jeff Shaw, when about three inches of rain hit southeast Leelanau County in May 2020, all the water seemed to end up south of this intersection. Christensen explained this area is at the low point of the watershed and there is no outlet nearby, so once stormwater gets there, it’s stuck.
