In response, Macomb County Public Works Commissioners Anthony Marrocco authorized the use of emergency drain funds to reconstruct a 70-foot section of the Harrington Drain, located in Clinton Township.  The reclamation project included the installation of two rows of gabions filled with 160,000 pounds of limestone along the erosion area.  Further, deep-rooted native plants and three different species of trees were planted above the gabions.  These "live stakes" will take root and provide increased stabilization of the bank.

“The reconstruction job was superb and I’m confident this will solve the erosion problem,” Marrocco said. “We are also confident the stream bank stabilization will be permanent.”  For a full report, please visit the Macomb Daily.