Local ACLU fires off complaint to the Mayor and City Clerk; mail-in and absentee ballots in question
Jul08

Local ACLU fires off complaint to the Mayor and City Clerk; mail-in and absentee ballots in question

By Tom Travis The City of Flint is not complying with absentee balloting requirements approved by Michigan voters, Greater Flint American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)  officials claimed Tuesday in a letter of complaint to Mayor Sheldon Neeley and Flint City Clerk Inez Brown. The letter, titled Flint’s “Disenfranchisement of Absentee Voters,”  said the Flint City Clerk’s office is violating legal requirements approved...

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Absentee and mail-in ballots to be mailed out Tuesday to Flint residents;  ACLU raises concerns
Jul06

Absentee and mail-in ballots to be mailed out Tuesday to Flint residents; ACLU raises concerns

By Tom Travis Absentee ballots will begin to be mailed out Tuesday, July 7, Flint City Clerk Inez Brown said in a phone interview Monday. In the face of an inquiry by the Greater Flint ACLU, questioning the City Clerks’ procedures, Brown said she could not confirm the number of applications for mail-in ballots received so far nor the number of ballots that will be mailed out tomorrow, July 7. About 70,000  registered Flint...

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Last piece of Flint River-Genesee Valley trail acquired;  links Flint to statewide Iron Belle trail
Jun25

Last piece of Flint River-Genesee Valley trail acquired; links Flint to statewide Iron Belle trail

A new three-mile-long paved trail in the City of Flint is one step closer to completion, thanks to an upcoming property acquisition by the City of Flint announced Thursday. Called the Grand Traverse Greenway, it will complete an 18-mile path connecting the Flint River and Genesee Valley trails. And it is the final piece to complete Flint’s portion of the Iron Belle Trail, which will extend from Belle Isle in Detroit to Ironwood in the...

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City Council considers contracts, appointments, Juneteenth, property purchase, and $800K in water treatment chemicals
Jun25

City Council considers contracts, appointments, Juneteenth, property purchase, and $800K in water treatment chemicals

By Tom Travis At the June 22 City Council meeting, disputes between council members resulted in two councilpersons being ejected and three councilpersons voluntarily leaving the meeting in protest. With five of the nine council members gone from the meeting quorum was lost. The often contentious panel re-convened two days later, June 24,  and this time they successfully worked through a 210-page agenda. Council approves three-year...

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Police Oversight Commission a key step for those seeking change,  Black Lives Matter leader, DeWaun Robinson says
Jun24

Police Oversight Commission a key step for those seeking change, Black Lives Matter leader, DeWaun Robinson says

By Tom Travis “We have an opportunity to change the course of history. This is for everyone that believes in the heart of humanity that wants to see change,” Black Lives Matter Flint leader DeWaun Robinson told East Village Magazine (EVM) in a recent phone interview. “We’re not talking about changes just for appeal change like you see at election time,”  he said.  “We’re talking about real,...

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