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Holiday Tree Lighting to Take Place Friday, December 18th

The City of Flint Holiday Tree lighting event will take place on Friday, December 18th. The event will begin at 4:30 in front of City Hall. As in years past, trees with blue lights honoring fallen police officers, red lights honoring fallen firefighters (one each) will be accompanied by a tree with standard white lights …

Enter by Jan. 3 – win $5000!

Win up to $5000 for your business idea! If your business was born March 30, 2015 or after, you are in luck! Enter the GreenLight Flint Business Model Competition to win prizes and network with local investors. The top prize is $5,000, with another $5,000 in smaller cash prizes. GreenLight was created by Spartan Innovations and the Michigan …

Flint Increases Corrosion Control in Water

Flint, MI – December 10, 2015 – The City of Flint has begun the corrosion control process by adding phosphates to the City’s water distribution system. The chemical additive comes at the recommendation of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). The City of Flint, the MDEQ, and the EPA have worked together closely to …

Lead test bottles

Due to the increase in requests and subsequent staffing constraints, we only drop off and pick up sample bottles for homebound residents. There are few exceptions. Test bottles with instructions may be picked up at City Hall or the Water Plant on Stewart and Dort. Office hours are Monday through Friday 7am-4pm. Thanks for your …

PRESS RELEASE: FPD Helps Salvation Army at Farmers Market

Flint Police Department to Join Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive in Front of Flint Farmers Market to Accept Donations of Money and Toys Flint, Michigan – December 7, 2015 – For the second year in a row the Flint Police Department will be teaming up with the Salvation Army of Flint and Genesee County to …

Art Parade Planning Meeting and 2015 Survey

Dear neighbors, friends, and colleagues, I’m including all of you here who participated in last year’s Neighborhood Art Parades, as well as some new folks, to invite you to plan the coming year of Neighborhood Art Parades. Although we are planning separate Light Up the City and Neighborhood Art Parade events in the coming year, …

Mayor Karen Weaver Unveils 100 Day Plan

Flint, Michigan – December 1, 2015 – Mayor Karen Weaver today laid out the plan for her next 100 days in office at a morning press briefing held in the lobby of Flint City Hall. The Mayor’s plan for the next 100 days will focus mainly on addressing issues related to water and lead, but …

Free Independent Testing of Drinking Water

As part of an ongoing study of drinking water quality in Flint, Wayne State University (WSU) is looking for residents to have their drinking water sampled on December 5, 2015. It will take approximately 20 minutes to collect samples. Water samples will be collected from the kitchen or bathroom taps. Samples will be analyzed for …

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