Flint officials have warned thousands of the city's citizens affected by a year-long water crisis that they could lose their homes if they do not pony up millions in unpaid water bills. City officials sent warning letters to more than 8,000 residents in April notifying them that Michigan ended a program that was paying most […]
Melissa Mays and her family have been through a lot. They've been living in their four bedroom house with a big backyard in Flint, Michigan since 2009; they were there in early 2014, when the city's water source changed and officials failed to use the right chemicals to protect the water from lead and other […]
During a protest in 2016, a Flint resident wears water jugs bearing messages. Thousands of Flint, Mich., residents have been warned that they could lose their homes if they don't pay outstanding water bills – even as the city has just begun replacing lead-tainted pipes after a contamination crisis linked to a dozen deaths. Foreclosure […]
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Lucille James of the Land Bank told the Michigan Civil Rights Commission that the agency expects the number of foreclosed properties to increase in Flint during a July 14 hearing at the North Bank Center in downtown Flint. The Commission held a second round of hearings on Thursday giving residents an opportunity to share their […]
Flint residents may see more neighborhood redevelopment and access to affordable housing thanks to one nonprofit's new membership into a national network. Metro Community Development, a Flint-based nonprofit aimed at building strong, sustainable and stable communities, now has access to exclusive grants, funding and training through its NeighborWorks membership, the group announced Wednesday afternoon, June […]
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has sued a water company and an engineering firm, along with five related companies, for their alleged role in the… ABA Journal Daily News