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Council deadlocks on ARPA reallocation to water rate stabilization fund after hours of debate
Summary
A proposal to reallocate $2 million in ARPA funds to a water rate stabilization fund failed 4–2 after extended public and council debate about transparency, duration, and whether the funds would defer or eliminate future rate increases.
The Flint City Council considered a resolution to reallocate $2,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to a proposed Water Rate Stabilization Fund intended to shield residents from a 5.9% rate increase proposed by the regional water authority (GLEWA). After extended public comment and a heated council debate, the resolution failed on a 4–2 roll-call vote.
City staff and the administration described the fund as a temporary measure to cover additional costs and give the city time to develop a longer-term…
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