Icy roads in some parts of Flushing Township blamed on sump
pumps  Eric Dresden | By Eric Dresden | The Flint Journal Follow
on Twitter on February 27, 2014 at 7:00 AM, updated February 27,
2014 at 2:22 PM  photo (5).JPGWater draining from sump pumps
that lead to the road is leading to large ice patches throughout
Flushing Township, including here at  Tahquamenon Trail.
Flushing Township will be sending letters out to some residents,
explaining that the sumps may not lead to the road anymore and
giving property owners options to fix it.  FLUSHING TWP., --
Driving down parts of Tahquamenon Trail in Flushing Township,
some residents are forced to stay in one lane because of thick
ice that officials say has built up from some property owners
routing their sump pump drainage out into the road.  Now,
letters are going out to homes around the township asking to
make sure water from sump pumps doesn't flow into streets.
Township Supervisor Rian Birchmeier said trustees were going to
talk about adding an ordinance t