Flint, Michigan water crisis

[PurplePride92]

Incredible happenings to the water supply in Flint, Michigan.

 

 

Michigan AG: Flint water not even safe to 'bathe a newborn' | Fox News

[John Anthony]

Some parts of Flint could be confused with Iraq.

[PurplePride92]

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick comments on Flint Water Crisis with letter from prison - WXYZ.com

[AverageJoesGym]

I first heard about this on NPR about 2 months ago. Horribly mishandled situation.

[Getslow]

I first heard about this on NPR about 2 months ago. Horribly mishandled situation.

 

Nobody in the chain handled this properly. Complete disaster on the part of many, many people, right up to the governor's office.

[PurplePride92]

Nobody in the chain handled this properly. Complete disaster on the part of many, many people, right up to the governor's office.

 

How does something like this happen? This is mind boggling.

[Getslow]

How does something like this happen? This is mind boggling.

 

In this case, youre right, it's a completely mind-boggling series of missteps and poor decisions made by bureaucrats who were 1) vindictive over a regional battle regarding water purchasing contracts and 2) state-appointed city managers who answered to other bureaucrats in Lansing and not to the people of Flint.

[LIPTON BASH]

As someone who's lived in Michigan this doesn't surprise me . The major cities habe been run corruptly for years and most infrastructure left to rot. Snyder deserves a small amount if blame but this is decades in the making. Detroit has blocks upon blocks with no street lights in neighborhoods that are some of the most dangerous in the country. Those who have frequented Urban areas up there would be surprised.

[PurplePride92]

Puff Daddy & Mark Wahlberg Donate 1 Million Bottles Of Water To Flint | Global Grind

[Jumper_Dad]

This is a mess and honestly someone or many someones need to be held accountable...I have no problem with prison.

[Getslow]

This is a mess and honestly someone or many someones need to be held accountable...I have no problem with prison.

 

The city manager makes the easy villain in this one. Not sure however, if he had marching orders from Lansing regarding the Flint city council's request to return to Detroit Water after it became clear the Flint River couldn't be properly treated by local authorities.

 

There's also something to be said about the folks at Detroit Water who decided to terminate their water contract with Flint before the new system they were moving to was ready, forcing them to use a clearly inadequate backup system on the Flint River.

[Jumper_Dad]

I agree that this goes deeper than one person. Where is the over site by the city council?

[Getslow]

I agree that this goes deeper than one person. Where is the over site by the city council?

 

Hampered by the city's bankruptcy. This whole thing is a perfect crapstorm of mismanagement. While in fiscal turmoil, they were under the financial control of a financial manager, appointed by the governor, who could supersede the elected officials.

 

The city council's major problem was to enter into contracts to leave Detroit's water system as enter a different one without a backup plan for if the new one wasn't ready.

[CincySportsFan]

I'll have to look for it, but read an article yesterday that said the water department was going to be sending out disconnect notices for people who haven't paid their bill over the past few months. How exactly does one think that way?

 

"Um, yeah, the water was poisoned...but, we delivered it to your house...so you gotta pay for it."

[PurplePride92]

I'll have to look for it, but read an article yesterday that said the water department was going to be sending out disconnect notices for people who haven't paid their bill over the past few months. How exactly does one think that way?

 

"Um, yeah, the water was poisoned...but, we delivered it to your house...so you gotta pay for it."

 

I also saw something that said they will start taking kids away from people also. I'll look for that also.