Flint Neighborhoods United

Go Green This Spring with CFI’s Green Life Forums

Communities First, Inc.’s Green Life program is hosting two environmental education forums. Green Life events are designed to educate residents and businesses about environmentally friendly practices. Business Forum The Green Life Business Forum will be held at Sloan Museum on Monday, April 9 from 11am – 4:30pm. The business forum is open to representatives from …

Resident Round Table Potluck Update

Greetings, We wanted to reach out to you because we wanted to create a space again for community members to meet and share their stories relating to the work that each and every one of you is doing or has done. As a result, we would love to bring back the Resident Round Table Potluck …

Home Fire Campaign kick off

American Red Cross is kicking off with our Sound The Alarm. We have two events scheduled. April 28, 2018 and May 12, 2018. We are attaching the flyer. With the help of our partners and volunteers, we have made a difference. You have helped to make that difference. You can sign up at soundthealarm.org for …

Update on Medical Marijuana Ordinance Discussion

Marijuana dispensary at Family Video – it’s back

“Located on a Quiet Tree-Lined Street, Close to a Marijuana Dispensary and Liquor Store in the Heart of the Neighborhood.” Not too desirable, or good for your property values. But that might be the description for your home in the College Cultural Neighborhood, if lawyer Brenda Williams has her way. In 2016 a big group …

2nd Ward Compstat Meeting

Dear Community Stakeholder, You are formally invited to the 2nd ward community compstat meeting that is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 10 a.m. This meeting will be held at the ArchiParks Flint Police Service Center located on 4535 Martin Luther King Ave. During this meeting, both myself and a Flint Police Community …

Schedule and Article for Marijuana Code Discussions

Thursday, March 22, beginning at 4:30 Legislative Committee Meeting (official introduction of draft ordinance) Monday, March 26th at 5:30 full City Council Meeting (Possible first reading of ordinance and ability for public to comment on draft) Monday, April 9th at 5:30 full City council Meeting (Possible second (& final) reading of ordinance and ability for public to comment on …

5th Ward Compstat Meeting

Dear Community Stakeholder, You are formally invited to the 5th ward community compstat meeting which is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 1 p.m. at GCCARD located on 601 N. Saginaw Street. During this meeting, both myself and a Flint Police Community Officer will be discussing crime statistics for the 5th ward of …

1st Ward Compstat Meeting

Dear Community Stakeholder, You are formally invited to the 1st ward community compstat meeting that is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday March 20, 2018 at 10 a.m. This meeting will be held at the ArchiParks Flint Police Service Center located on 4535 Martin Luther King Ave. During this meeting, I will be discussing monthly crime statistics, …

Lead and Copper Rule Hearing Follow up

Hello everyone!! Thank you again for joining Flint Rising in our training for the Michigan Lead and Copper Rule revision process as well as our bus adventure to the hearing in Lansing. Just a reminder that all written comments and statements are due through email or on the DEQ’s desk by 5:00 pm on March …

Brower Youth Awards, Flint young person encouraged to apply

Hi Everyone, There is an opportunity for a Flint youth to be selected for the Brower Youth Awards, which recognize environmental leadership in 13-22 year olds (as of July 1, 2018) — see http://www.broweryouthawards.org/apply/. As you can see below, they’re interested in Michiganders who are working on water issues to be nominated for the award. …

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