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Residents urge Flint council to prioritize city business; repeated public comments press for appointments, ordinances and ARPA spending
Summary
More than a dozen residents used the public comment periods to press the Flint City Council to prioritize passing resolutions, finish appointments and move infrastructure and community funding forward rather than allowing internal governance conflicts to stall business.
At the special council session on Jan. 8, multiple residents and neighborhood leaders urged the Flint City Council to “set aside interpersonal issues” and focus on passing resolutions, ordinances and board appointments, several speakers said during the evening’s public comment periods.
Karma Lewis, president of the coalition Flint Neighborhoods United, told the council the group “is a collection of community organizations, neighborhood groups, and individuals deeply concerned about the lack of progress in passing critical city business.” Lewis asked council members to consider putting questions about council leadership and appointments later in meetings so that resolutions, ordinances and board appointments with broad community support could be…
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