DISTRICT NEWS, 26 years of community hardship must change.
Help Earl "FLIP THE SWITCH" to community prosperity.
ECONOMY
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What has your current congressman done for you?
U.S. Census Flint Michigan Poverty at record high of 41% and far above national average.
U.S. Census Saginaw County Poverty at 17.5% with average income under $26,000.
U.S. Census Genesee County Poverty at 18.3% with average income under $26,000.
ENVIRONMENT
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Flint Michigan Water Crisis History
Where did all that money go, why is it not fixed? FROM DETROIT FREE PRESS. Flint appears to be ignoring tens of millions of dollars in federal and state grant funds available to it for lead service line replacement, Michigan officials told the city's chief financial officer in a letter sent Wednesday.
The letter from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality maintains that Flint has drawn only $27.2 million of the $167 million in state and federal funds that have been available to Flint since early 2017. Flint's use of 17 percent of available money comes, state officials said, as city officials are telling contractors they do not have enough money to pay them for more than a partial contract.
“Recently the state was notified that the city is issuing partial contracts to SLR (service line replacement) contractors under the premise that the state is withholding funds from the city. This not accurate,” DEQ Administration Deputy Director Amy Epkey wrote in the letter.
Eighteen months after the federal government authorized the money for Flint, the DEQ “continues to remain concerned by the slow rate of reimbursement requests,” Epkey said. THANK YOUR CONGRESSMAN FOR DOING NOTHING
Why are they slowing down the water construction projects?
GM is investing millions to create new jobs and has expressed concerns.
MORE LAND & WATER ISSUES
BY Neil Blake | MLive
Oscoda has issues we need to hit head on.
Michigan's first known PFAS site is the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda. The DEQ found PFAS at the old nuclear B-52 base near the shore of Lake Huron in 2010. The discovery marked a new phase for a base with a long history of contamination. The soil and groundwater is contaminated by Total PFAS levels as high as 1.2 million-ppt. In 2012, the state issued a "do not eat" advisory for native fish in Clark's Marsh and the Au Sable River, which are both heavily impacted. In 2015, Michigan's first activated carbon pump-and-treat system was built at base fire training area. A second went online in mid-2018. In 2016, residents near the base were warned not to drink their tap water.
In 2018, a "do not eat" advisory was issued for deer around the base.
Old hydrant water testing and historical plume modeling indicates former base families were exposed to high PFAS levels in base tap water.
Like other military sites, PFAS-laden AFFF firefighting foam was used for crashes and training. Contamination is found at the Oscoda High School and neighborhoods where base teams used AFFF on wildfires and in mutual aid response. Plumes have crossed underneath the river and Van Etten Lake and are hitting Lake Huron. Michigan regulators are at odds with the U.S. Air Force about the adequacy of cleanup efforts at Wurtsmith and the ongoing dispute could go to court. Wurtsmith investigations have helped inform PFAS investigations at other Michigan sites. Locals re-stablished a Restoration Advisory Board in 2017 and the NOW (Need Our Water) community activist group was created following the discovery of toxic PFAS foam on the Van Etten Lake shoreline. 190 SITES LOCATIONS READ MORE AT MLIVE
"WHAT"S IT GOING TO TAKE TO WAKE UP THE DOD AND YOUR CONGRESSMAN, PUT UP A DO LIVE HERE SIGN ADVISORY"
Where did all that money go, why is it not fixed? FROM DETROIT FREE PRESS. Flint appears to be ignoring tens of millions of dollars in federal and state grant funds available to it for lead service line replacement, Michigan officials told the city's chief financial officer in a letter sent Wednesday.
The letter from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality maintains that Flint has drawn only $27.2 million of the $167 million in state and federal funds that have been available to Flint since early 2017. Flint's use of 17 percent of available money comes, state officials said, as city officials are telling contractors they do not have enough money to pay them for more than a partial contract.
“Recently the state was notified that the city is issuing partial contracts to SLR (service line replacement) contractors under the premise that the state is withholding funds from the city. This not accurate,” DEQ Administration Deputy Director Amy Epkey wrote in the letter.
Eighteen months after the federal government authorized the money for Flint, the DEQ “continues to remain concerned by the slow rate of reimbursement requests,” Epkey said. THANK YOUR CONGRESSMAN FOR DOING NOTHING
Why are they slowing down the water construction projects?
GM is investing millions to create new jobs and has expressed concerns.
MORE LAND & WATER ISSUES
BY Neil Blake | MLive
Oscoda has issues we need to hit head on.
Michigan's first known PFAS site is the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda. The DEQ found PFAS at the old nuclear B-52 base near the shore of Lake Huron in 2010. The discovery marked a new phase for a base with a long history of contamination. The soil and groundwater is contaminated by Total PFAS levels as high as 1.2 million-ppt. In 2012, the state issued a "do not eat" advisory for native fish in Clark's Marsh and the Au Sable River, which are both heavily impacted. In 2015, Michigan's first activated carbon pump-and-treat system was built at base fire training area. A second went online in mid-2018. In 2016, residents near the base were warned not to drink their tap water.
In 2018, a "do not eat" advisory was issued for deer around the base.
Old hydrant water testing and historical plume modeling indicates former base families were exposed to high PFAS levels in base tap water.
Like other military sites, PFAS-laden AFFF firefighting foam was used for crashes and training. Contamination is found at the Oscoda High School and neighborhoods where base teams used AFFF on wildfires and in mutual aid response. Plumes have crossed underneath the river and Van Etten Lake and are hitting Lake Huron. Michigan regulators are at odds with the U.S. Air Force about the adequacy of cleanup efforts at Wurtsmith and the ongoing dispute could go to court. Wurtsmith investigations have helped inform PFAS investigations at other Michigan sites. Locals re-stablished a Restoration Advisory Board in 2017 and the NOW (Need Our Water) community activist group was created following the discovery of toxic PFAS foam on the Van Etten Lake shoreline. 190 SITES LOCATIONS READ MORE AT MLIVE
"WHAT"S IT GOING TO TAKE TO WAKE UP THE DOD AND YOUR CONGRESSMAN, PUT UP A DO LIVE HERE SIGN ADVISORY"
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CRIME
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As bold as these videos might seem, please ask yourself these questions.
Is our communities to blame or is 26 years under a Democratic leadership the real problem?
Did you fail or did the system they created for you fail?
Was it the auto industry shutdowns or was it the leadership that did not act or work and replace those jobs?
Why are there so many other ares in the State of Michigan in poverty like Flint?
There are many towns in Michigan all have the same issues.
They are all lead by the Democratic party and have been for many years.
Is our communities to blame or is 26 years under a Democratic leadership the real problem?
Did you fail or did the system they created for you fail?
Was it the auto industry shutdowns or was it the leadership that did not act or work and replace those jobs?
Why are there so many other ares in the State of Michigan in poverty like Flint?
There are many towns in Michigan all have the same issues.
They are all lead by the Democratic party and have been for many years.
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Automotive Industry Overview
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