Northside neighbors fear repeat of 2019 flooding

“Every time it rains, we’re concerned,” said Sue Wilke, who lives on Martha Street. “And you should not have to live like that.” Wilke’s home sits near the Martha basin, a Metropolitan Sewer District project meant to hold stormwater. When another basin overflowed into it in June 2019, however, the Martha couldn’t handle the excess. Feet of thick, muddy water flooded into more than two dozen nearby homes, taking out appliances and circuit breakers in the process.