Monthly Archive:: May 2016

News Release – Door to Door Survey about Water Crisis Beginning in Flint

  Flint, Michigan – The Flint Community Resilience Group, comprised of Genesee Health System, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the University of Michigan-Flint, and a number of community partners are working with the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) CASPER (Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response) survey to see how Flint …

NEWS RELEASE: Recycling Now Available at Community Water Resource Sites

FLINT, Mich. – Flint residents now have the ability to recycle empty water bottles and used water filter cartridges at Community Water Resource Sites located in neighborhoods across the city, according to the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD). Effective immediately, recycling is no longer being conducted at the city’s fire …

Home Fire Campaign

We are looking at doing a smoke alarm campaign in Genesee County.  We have a lot of residents who have signed up and we need to get these installed.  If you are able to help out, please let me know.  There are many ways we can do this.  During the day, in the afternoon, grouping …

NEWS RELEASE: Five Community Water Resource Sites Now Open; Ward 3 Water Resource Site Moving, Three Fire Stations Closing Monday

FLINT, Mich. – Flint residents now have five convenient options closer to home to receive bottled water, filters, replacement cartridges and at-home water testing kits, according to the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD). “We are continuing our transition from the fire stations to community water resource sites,” said Capt. Chris …

Grassroots Rising: Flint Leadership Institute and Resource Summit!

Registration is now open for the Flint Community Leadership Institute that Habitat for Humanity introduced at this year’s Connect the Blocks Neighborhood Summit! The Institute – now titled Grassroots Rising: Flint Leadership Institute and Resource Summit – will allow grassroots leaders from all over the City to connect with one another, while gaining tangible tools and …

Mott College Seeks Millage Renewal

(FLINT, Mich. April 29, 2016) — The Mott Community College (MCC) Board of Trustees approved a resolution April 25 allowing the College to seek a voter-approved renewal for its ten-year operating millage on the August 2, 2016 election ballot. A renewal of this operating millage was last approved by voters in 2007. “We want to …

City of Flint Draft Zoning Code Open House

Hello all, The City of Flint Planning office will be hosting three events to provide residents and businesses a chance to ask questions, give input, and learn more about the Draft Zoning Code. The open houses will not include a presentation or formal meeting but instead provide an opportunity to talk with staff and interact …

Makers! Register for 5-19-16

Calling all do-it-yourselfers to MAKER DAY Thursday, May 19, 2016, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm University of Michigan-Flint Spend the day with inventors and makers, and those who support them, at the UM-Flint Innovation Incubator on May 19. If you make things, and want to know how to produce, market and protect your inventions, this is …

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