Left Seater wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:31 pmThe decision to separate from (the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department) and go with the Karegnondi Water Authority... a part of a long-term plan that was approved by Flint's mayor, and confirmed by a City Council vote of 7-1 in March of 2013.
Keep kicking your own ass. This is so sad it is funny.
Governor Rick Snyder appointed Darnell Earley to take over Flint in September of 2013. The switch didn't happen until April 25th, 2014. In October 2014 even General Motors stopped using Flint water due to its corrosive effect on their parts.
In January 2015 residents bring jugs of dirty water to a community forum & announce that children are developing rashes & mysterious illnesses (note: Legionnaires Disease started popping up just a few months after the switch).
March 23, 2015 The city council votes 7-1 in favor of reconnecting with Detroit water. They were overruled by Snyder emergency manager appointee Jerry Ambrose, who said it would be too expensive (sounds just like LS). Ambrose also said that the Flint River water was safer than the Detroit water that the city council wanted to return to. Six months later the report from Virginia Tech indicates that Flint River water is 19 times more corrosive than Detroit water.
It wasn't until July 2015 when Snyder COS Dennis Muchmore emailed the Dept. of Community Health to request that they look at the high lead levels of Flint's water that Snyder's administration lifted a finger to resolve the issue.
September 24th, 2015 A research team from Hurley Medical Center report that the number of children with elevated levels of lead in their blood doubled after the water switch.
October 2, 2015 Michigan Dept. of Health & Human Services confirms the data from the Hurley Medical Center research team & STARTS testing water in schools (how long has it been since this started?) & distributes water filters.
It wasn't until October 15th, 2015 that Snyder signs a bill to get Flint reconnected with Detroit water.
Do you really think it would have taken 19 months to get safe water switched back if this had happened in Highland Park? Or Medina, WA? Or Rancho Santa Fe, CA?
Snyder didn't give a shit about the people of Flint, and that's why he's now being charged. The need to acquire a cheaper water source was the fault of the city council. But A) they weren't the ones who made the final call, B) the EM made the decision to switch water sources w/o treating the pipes, and C) it was the Snyder administration who ignored the problem & dragged their feet doing anything when they were faced with reality. The blame for the loss of life as well as permanently harmed children lies squarely at the feet of Rick Snyder & his administration/appointees.