Nathan Burtley (click here for audio - thank you)
"I just want to thank the frontline fighters for doing their part,” (click here) Flint’s Mayor Sheldon Neeley said. “Now, we have to do our part and talk about how we resurrect our community in the safest and best way.”
A task force has been created to guide the City of Flint on when and how to re-open. Flint's Mayor said the group of City leaders will work in tandem with the Governor's multi-region plan to relax stay-at-home restrictions across the state.
Neeley explained the more than two-dozen members of the task force were chosen to take the reins of the City's future because they live, work and serve the city already. So, he said, they know best what needs to be done.
“We tried to get every person from every sector of our common day-to-day lives and these are the people who make society move,” Neeley said.
They are leaders from the church, business and medical communities, to name a few.
“We’re going to be looking at possibilities, trying to salvage some of our, our local events that we look forward to -- Back to the Bricks, the Crim Race…. Do we need to cancel or can we do this in a safe way and responsible way moving forward?” Neeley said.
There is no word today about prosecutions, but, there is this.
May 1, 2020
By Zahra Ahmad
Flint - The state (click here) has moved Flint’s $31 million plan to upgrade its wastewater treatment system forward. Soon, the city will decide on whether to accept a state loan to fund the plan.
In a notice posted on April 29, the state waived doing an environmental assessment for the project and is seeking public input on the decision. The state’s review found that no significant environmental impacts would be made by doing the project....
