OCTOBER 26, 2023 Vol. 20, No. 23
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Regional Stormwater Summit touts rebates for residents SUMMIT ADDRESSES FLOODING, WATER QUALITY, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
OAKLAND COUNTY — On Oct. 20, more than 200 people gathered for the 10th annual Regional Stormwater Summit to hear from experts and learn about a rebate program designed to encourage residents to reduce stormwater runoff on their own property. The event was hosted by Lawrence Technological University, the office of Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash and Pure Oakland Water at LTU. While a final grade will not be determined until the spring of 2024, Conor Keitzer, from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, shared an update on the report card for the Clinton, Detroit, Huron, Raisin and Rouge rivers. The progress report serves as a broad-level assessment
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Rain gardens, such as this one at the Southfield municipal complex, were discussed at the forum.
See STORMWATER on page 4A
Scanners go silent: Encryption blocks civilians from hearing police comms Photo d by Ira
provide Paul
SOUTHFIELD — Ira Paul has been an avid listener of local police radio channels since 1969. “I hate to tell you what year it was,” Paul joked. “Today, you can program the radio or scanner. You just have to punch in the radio frequencies
on a keyboard, which is on the radio. Back then, you had to buy what is called a crystal and plug it into the back of the radio and then tune it to the police frequency. And those crystals were like $5 or $6 apiece. And we’re talking the early ‘70s. For that, today would be the equivalent of like $15 or $20. But that’s what you had to do back then. You had to buy a crystal for each police department that you wanted to listen to. If your police scanner picked
up eight channels, which was the norm back then, you’d have to buy eight crystals.” Though technology has made it easier to tune into police channels through apps on a smartphone, Paul prefers actual scanners. He has three: a Uniden BCD436HP, a Uniden SDS100 and a Uniden SDS200. “One plugs into the wall. I have one that I listen to See SCANNERS on page 11A
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BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com