GLWA Fruit Sanitary Pump Station Rezoning
Detroit
Description
GLWA wants to rezone land along Conner and Navahoe Streets and the vacated Frood Street from two-family residential to R5 or PD for a new $138 million sanitary pump station serving Jefferson Chalmers. The committee continued the public hearing two weeks after strong resident opposition.
Impact summary
Changes zoning near the Freud Pump Station; a public hearing is still coming before final adoption.
Applicant
- Name
- Great Lakes Water Authority
- Address
- 700-672 Conner Street and 703-675 Navahoe Street, Detroit, MI
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 3
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
Last discussed Jun 4, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
GLWA seeks to rezone 11 parcels from R2 to R5 or PD for a new stormwater pump station aimed at preventing 2021-style basement flooding.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
GLWA wants to rezone land along Conner and Navahoe Streets and the vacated Frood Street from two-family residential to R5 or PD for a new $138 million sanitary pump station serving Jefferson Chalmers. The committee continued the public hearing two weeks after strong resident opposition.
City Council Formal Session
Council introduced an ordinance rezoning eleven properties near Conner and Navahoe from two-family residential to planned development for the GLWA Freud Pump Station, and set a public hearing on a date to be determined.
City Council Formal Session
GLWA wants land around its Freud Pump Station rezoned from two-family residential to medium-density residential or planned development — referred to committee.
Related issues (2)
GLWA pump station rezoning and 2021 flood prevention
The GLWA rezoning for a new pump station would help prevent a repeat of the 2021 basement flooding that hit thousands of Eastside homes, but neighbors near the site object to dust, disruption, and lack of home-repair support. The committee held the item a week to allow more community conversation.
GLWA Frood/Conner pump station rezoning in Jefferson Chalmers
The rezoning lets GLWA's pump station site be redeveloped, but the chair says neighbors still want commitments on basement backup protection, upsized drains and federal BRIC grant money before fully supporting it.
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