City of Flint holiday tree lighting to take place Dec. 4
By EVM Staff Though Thanksgiving leftovers may still be in the fridge, December is here already, and with it, so too is the City of Flint’s annual tree lighting event. In a press release, Mayor Sheldon Neeley announced the city’s 2024 “City of Flint Tree Lighting” will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. “The public is invited to join city leaders for the lighting of a large tree in front of Flint City...
Catholic Charities breaks ground on transitional housing development for veterans experiencing homelessness
By Madeleine Graham Veterans and Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties (CCSGC) celebrated the long-awaited groundbreaking of Sacred Heart Veteran Village at 719 E. Moore Street in Flint on Nov. 19, 2024. Thomas Haeussler, Development Director for CCSGC, introduced the speakers for the event, among whom were Bishop Earl Boyea of the Diocese of Lansing who led the invocation, and Katie Baxter, CEO of Catholic Charities,...
Flint City Hall will closed Nov. 28, Nov. 29 for Thanksgiving
By EVM Staff In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, Flint City Hall will be closed to the public Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. The building will reopen to the public Monday, December 2, with normal business hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The city’s Customer Service Center on Clio Road will be closed on Thanksgiving Day but will reopen to customers Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30. The red drop box in...
Public update on environmental remediation work at Buick City to be held Nov. 21
By EVM Staff A public meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, to provide an update on continuing environmental remediation work at the former Buick City property in Flint. The meeting will be helmed by Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust (RACER), and it will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Flint City Hall’s Dome Auditorium. The discussion will be led by Patricia Spitzley, RACER Director of...
Education Beat: Boose Back on Flint School Board
By Harold C. Ford Linda Boose, a former Flint Board of Education (FBOE) member, will be returning to the board in January 2025. She defeated Chad Schlosser in the November 2024 election by a count of 16,950, 68.96 percent of the vote, to 7,306, 29.73 percent, according to the Election Division of the Genesee County Clerk’s Office. Boose will take the seat currently occupied by the outgoing FBOE Vice President Michael Clack, and she is...
Reminders from the Flint City Clerk ahead of Election Day 2024
By EVM Staff Just ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, Flint City Clerk Davina Donahue issued a few reminders to the city’s voters. “If you have lost or have not yet received your absent voter ballot, please consider either coming to the City Clerk’s Office to spoil your absentee ballot and receive a new ballot, OR, consider coming to the Early Voting Site to vote in-person prior to Election Day,” a press...
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