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Residents raise train-track, water-pipe and blight concerns during Flint finance committee public comments
Summary
Speakers told the finance committee they’ve observed 'bouncing' train tracks near residential areas, corroded household pipes after water-service work, and inconsistent city blight response; the council acknowledged the complaints and said it would follow up.
Public commenters at the May 21 Flint City Council finance committee meeting raised several immediate public-safety and infrastructure concerns.
James Moore reported that railroad ties and track sections near Howard Estates appeared rotten and that rails were ‘‘bouncing’’ on wood, warning that the condition posed a derailment risk to nearby residents and urging…
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