Residents at special Flint City Council meeting urge preservation of Hasselbring senior center as council lacks quorum

At a special Flint City Council gathering that lacked a quorum, residents urged the council to preserve the Hasselbring Senior Community Center and criticized city officials for what they described as attempts to remove or repurpose the center. Because fewer than a majority of council members were present, the council took no formal action and allowed public comment while standing at ease.

Residents said the senior center is a community resource that serves people across wards and objected to what they called a pattern of city decisions that target longstanding community programs. "It's an atrocity to what this city is trying to do to this center," said Tiana McIntyre, a Hasselbring member and Genesee County resident. AC Dumas, a Third Ward resident who participates at the center, said, "I think it'll be very favorable, in my opinion, for Hasselbring in court on Thursday. I think the judge is looking." (Date of the…